Since the time our family lived and ministered among Muslims in Lebanon, my passion for the Muslim world has never waned—in fact it has intensified. I have traveled all over the world, and preached to many thousands on this topic. But when I have asked how many of my audience have ever prayed for Muslims, […]
In 1964 I prayed over a map, asking God to show me where my next evangelistic crusade should take place. This prayer took my wife, two young sons, and me to Beirut, Lebanon. We lived among Muslims, got to know the Koran and learned how to evangelize by introducing the Jesus in the Koran to […]
I love my dad! He can turn anything into a sermon. Take a look at what Dad wrote in the comments section of a popular LeBron meme on my brother’s Facebook page. ~Rob Basketball is a team sport. It requires a complete organization. LeBron James wants to be General Manager, coach and star player. He thinks he knows […]
My Dad is my favorite preacher. He’s been increasingly invited to preach this sermon, and I think it’s more relevant today than it’s ever been. Great reminder of whose Kingdom we truly belong to while we traverse this earth…. 40 years ago I preached a sermon titled “Violence” foretelling escalating violence in the world. That […]
“He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain–first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel […]
My dad recently penned some reflections after mom passed away in June. How did I miss it? There were signals, yet somehow I failed to pick up on them. More than a year before her death, Hazel began talking about spending more time together—she wished I could curtail my travel and spend more time at home. We discussed this […]