Husbands and wives who regularly date will have healthier marriages. Looking for a great date idea? Here’s one you may have not considered – regular, weekly Christian worship. There are babysitters waiting for you and you don’t have to pay a dime. We have coffee and good food for you to eat together. There are […]
Recent Crossway Blog
The Global Leadership Institute in Sierra Leone was recently the focus of the Crossway (ESV Study Bible publisher) blog. My good friend, and co-instructor in the institute, Pastor Brian Main of Vienna, OH was able to get 25 ESV study Bibles donated to the pastors who participated in the institute. Here’s a link to the […]
Wells of Salvation in Sierra Leone
We are fortunate in America. If we’re thirsty we can reach for another 12 oz bottle of water and enjoy. This isn’t the case for those in Sierra Leone. Clean drinking water is a huge need. Many die from water born diseases from unclean water supplies. I remember at the beginning of 2009 thinking, “Wouldn’t […]
Isn’t Living Together Logical?
Many couples have bought into the idea that it is just logical for them to live together, kick the tires, work through the kinks, and then get married if everything seems to work out. It just seems to make sense. No need to rush. Is that really the best approach? In a recent survey by […]
McCheyne’s Bible Reading Plan
Robert Murray McCheyne put together a yearly Bible reading plan for his church in Scotland back in 1842. It’s still around. Today it’s known as McCheyne’s Bible Reading Calendar. This plan gives 4 chapters of Bible reading a day – 2 from the Old Testament, 1 from the New Testament, and a portion from Psalms. […]
Monday Night Football
Last night I had the chance to do something that hardly ever comes my way. During my lifetime a chance like this might come 5 to 10 times if I’m lucky. My brother Charlie called and said he had 3 tickets to last night’s Monday Night Football game – Redskins vs. Eagles. He had tickets […]
Report On Sierra Leone
I’m back from Sierra Leone. I’m so thankful our church could have a part advancing the gospel in West Africa. Check out the video…I’ll blog more later about the lessons I learned. Sierra Leone
The Antidote for Viral Thinking
Recently, my wife’s computer got a virus. It aggravated the fool out of us. The computer slowed way down, to the point it would barely respond at all. I wanted to throw it out the front door. It was sick. All of its processing power was occupied dealing with this virus, and it couldn’t respond. […]
Are You Excited?
Someone recently asked me, “Are you excited about your trip to Sierra Leone?” I responded, “Not really.” My answer I think took them by surprise. I’ll be going to Sierra Leone on September 29 to spend two and half weeks training village pastors, most of whom have never gone to seminary and never will. You […]