I missed Lebanon Road yesterday. I’m holding a meeting in Vienna, Illinois, this week, and getting an opportunity to spend some time with my family during the day. JD Buckner, our youth minister, preached yesterday and, from all reports, did a great job. He also announced that he and his wife–Maria–will have a second child in November. James David will get to be a big brother! Please pray for this good family as they prepare to bring another life into[...]
I sometimes wonder what is wrong with me. Okay, I wonder that quite often. One of the ways I struggle is with saying, “no.” I want to speak as often as possible to help those who need to hear (and myself, through study and preparation), but sometimes those speaking engagements run together, and life gets tiring. These next few days are an example of that. Here’s what I have coming up: I’ll be speaking three times at the Youth Day[...]
You’re sitting in your house watching TV. Suddenly, a man comes to the door. His report could change your life. “Ma’am, we were digging up that old tree in your backyard and we think we struck gold!” How long would it take you to grab a shovel and start digging? How long would you keep digging? You would probably dig until, physically, you just couldn’t work any longer. Why? Gold is a precious treasure. What makes that story so interesting[...]
Another uplifting day at Lebanon Road! The weather provided us with a “Chamber of Commerce” day. It was about 75 and there were just a few clouds in the sky. It was amazing. But that wasn’t the best part of the day. We had a baptism on Sunday morning! Larry Rowen, who was visiting with us on his way to Virginia, decided that the time was right to put on Christ in baptism. So many met him after services and[...]
Allen Webster, who is quite widely known as the editor of House to House/Heart to Heart has brought together a great study. One series of tracts published by HTH is on the subject of the seven things God hates, listed in Proverbs 6. Now, much of the material from those tracts has been placed into book form. Make no mistake, though; even though based upon tracts, there is “meat” in this book. Written in 13 chapters, Webster makes very modern-day,[...]
