My heart was full as I left Paducah, after such a great RISE praise service with you. Sunday really was “a day of triumph and joy” for First Baptist Paducah. I had an all-day layover in Paris, so I made…

And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that men should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.Revelation 6:4. I’m no expert on the Book of Revelation.…

In high school we read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World from 1932. Among other scary developments, the novel anticipated a time in the distant future when reproductive technology and psychological manipulation would create a “negative utopia” in which the World…

It’s Tuesday night and really early Wednesday morning, and I’m thinking of James 1 and 2 as I prepare to sleep for a few hours before the drive to Timisoara and the long flight home. Today I preached at Logos…

Today (Monday) was packed, and I’m still in a church meeting at 11:00 p.m.! This communication will be short and sweet. Morning coffee with the mayor in his office went great. He is exceptionally grateful for our church’s many contributions…

Friday evening I preached at Grace Church. As I mentioned when I last blogged, most of the attendees were youth, including a few from some of the surrounding communities. I focused on Hebrews 12 and the Lord’s discipline of us…

We arrived safe and sound. After numerous flight complications, we landed in Timisoara to a beautiful Romanian afternoon. We had dinner in the city, and then made the three-hour trek to Coronini. Pastor Nelu missed his calling as a Nascar…

Sunday evening we enjoyed our first-of-the-season “Church on the River.” The weather was perfect. The cotton candy clouds dotting the skies above were delightful, complete with high-soaring birds – almost as if on cue after Sunday morning’s sermon on Creation…

Well, not really. More, kind of, green. So I just wrote about how fun it is to watch Team USA win. It’s also exhilarating to watch the world’s best athletes do their thing. All of that still stands. I’m sure…

It sure is nice to see America celebrating. It’s been too long. Sometimes, if not most of the time, our nation seems downright cracked-down-the-middle. We’re deeply divided by policies and politics, so a good dose of patriotism seems like just…