6/28/19 How’s your heart? That’s a question a dear friend usually asks me when he calls. Heart disease is the number one killer with American men and women. Sue discovered female heart attacks are different than men’s. She begins soon cardio-therapy to strengthen her heart. My goal is to swim 3 times a week at the Y. It’s important for […]
6/21/19 Forty years ago today Sue and I took our vows as husband and wife. Gary Thomas in his book, Sacred Marriage, writes, “What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than happy?” God doesn’t want us to have miserable marriages. But his intent is beyond immediate happiness. Rom 8:29 tells us God’s goal is to make […]
6/14/19 David Powlison was promoted to glory a week ago Friday at the age of 69. For many of you David is unknown. For those involved in the biblical counseling movement he was legend. If you’ve heard me talk about idols of the heart – his work on that truth was groundbreaking. David was saved as a young […]
6/7/19 Today I am preaching at Heart of Jesus Church in Chernivtsi, Ukraine (relax folks, it’s part of the Baptist Union). Sue and I finished a multi-church, state-wide family conference yesterday. Lord willing, we return Wednesday. Keep praying for us – to be a blessing to those who we encounter. I’m happy to have my friend, Paul Pelle […]
5/31/19 One of our core values here at HBC is prayer. God commands us to pray. The early church was involved in prayer. Ac 1:14; 2:42; 4:23-31; 12:5; 13:2-3; 14:23; 16:25; 20:36. Historically churches held mid-week prayer meetings. Our small groups are designed to include times of prayer. We pray in our services as well. But there are times when we need […]
5/24/19 Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the commencement ceremony of Taylor University – a Christian liberal arts college in Indiana a week ago. Twenty-four faculty and students protested his presence and walked out as he got up to speak. Now I am not being partisan here – this has nothing to do with one’s political views. […]
5/17/19 Well it was a Mother’s Day we won’t ever forget. As many of you know Sue woke me last Sunday at 1:30 am. We had gone to bed with her experiencing chest pains – she thinking it indigestion. Her wake-up call pushed us to go to the hospital where it was determined she had or […]
5/3/19 Sex is a wonderful gift God has given to us as human beings. It’s intent is to be used for his glory, as found within heterosexual marriage. However, we are living in a day of sexual confusion and heartache. Culture continues to slide down a slippery slope as described in Romans 1. As believers we need to respond […]
4/26/19 Jerry and Kellie Benge serve Christ at the Kiev Theological Seminary in Ukraine (this is where Todd Marshall, one of our former missionaries served; son to Dale and Pat). At the age of 56, Jerry resigned his position at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Roseville. He and Kellie sold their house and most possessions and moved to […]
4/19/2019 I love that Easter is in the spring time. Every spring is a reminder of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. After the long cold and dark winter, the sun stays out longer, buds appear on the trees, flowers emerge from the ground, life appears. The grass turns green overnight. It’s a resurrection of […]