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Thank you for your prayers. John and I sensed that God used us for His purposes on our trip to Kabardino-Balkaria. We return more committed than ever to uphold the church planting brothers there in prayer. It is a priv…

John and I leave tomorrow for Kabardino-Balkaria. I will be teaching a one week course on preaching in the pastor’s institute. I am using material from my doctoral project on how accurate interpretation is tied to relevant ap…

This is great advice on how to spend the first 10 minutes of your day. It has served me well over the years and I am glad to pass it along to you. John Piper’s IOUS I—(Incline!) The first thing my soul needs is an inclination toward…

Yesterday was a great day at RBC. I am guessing everyone who attended morning and evening would easily have their own ten blessings to list. Here are mine… 10) Hearing evidences of grace from Spencer B., Katelyn L. and Steve Jenks 9) Convinc…

If you want to read ahead in preparation for the preaching on Sunday, get into Isaiah 40. Read the chapter through a couple of times. Notice what it ways about God, His Word and His Plan. Note also what it says about this world, and the people and…

What I am up to lately In one week I will be leaving for Kabardino-Bulkaria. A few things to pray about toward that end. I will be teaching a course to the church planting pastors on preaching and ministry. I intend to use lots of st…

This is the prayer I am praying for Sam and everyone else who was baptized last night: Thou God of all grace, Thou hast given me a Saviour, produce in me a faith to live by him, to make him all my desire, all my hope, …

There are some things, even little things like reading a book, that you never forget. I first read the book Preaching and Preachers by Martyn Lloyd-Jones when I was in college. It remains unforgettable to me because it was at this time in my l…

Not making this up. This happened to me yesterday, here at RBC, right after the sermon. One man said, “I have got to talk to you about that last point in the sermon. I have just got to tell you that it was the clearest, most …

So every now and then someone will visit RBC and ask if we are a Calvinist Church. I usually try to get them to share what they mean by their question. I have found that the same words mean vastly different things to different people… …