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July 2026

July 23, 2026

Experiencing Your Identity in Christ

Just because God has made us righteous and guiltless in Christ doesn’t mean we automatically...

July 20, 2026

The Stranger: A Short Film about Humility

Doug Nichols is the former head of Action International Ministries, and now in his 80s,...

November 2025

November 03, 2025

Remembering My Friend John Kohlenberger

I’m reposting this blog in honor of the 10-year anniversary of my friend John’s homegoing....

August 2025

August 14, 2025

Charles Spurgeon’s Surprising Thoughts on Aliens

This may be to many readers one of the most surprising blogs I’ve ever written....

September 2024

September 05, 2024

Eric Liddell, Margaret Holder, How God Rejoices to Rescue Us

f you didn’t read Wednesday’s blog about Olympian Eric Liddell, I encourage you to go back and...

September 02, 2024

One Hundred Years Later, Remembering Olympian Eric Liddell

This is the 100th anniversary of Eric Liddell winning the gold medal in the men’s 400m....

July 2023

July 13, 2023

107-Year-Old Generous Giver Stanley Tam Goes to Be with Jesus

I found out recently that Stanley Tam went home to be with Jesus on...

June 2023

June 01, 2023

George Verwer—Global Statesman, Evangelist, and Hero of the Faith—Now with Jesus

My dear friend George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization (OM) and advocate for worldwide missions, is...

May 2023

May 15, 2023

Christ’s Resurrection Means Our Old Bodies Will Be Made New

In 1 Corinthians 15:17-19, Paul says that if Christ hadn’t risen from the dead, we’d still...

March 2023

March 27, 2023

A Prodigal Son Finally Comes Home

Several years ago I shared on my blog about Christopher Yuan’s story of God’s grace, and his...

October 2022

October 03, 2022

Lily Yamasaki Sato’s Story, and How the U.S. Detention of Japanese Americans Was Not “Fake News”

Alex Harris is a wonderful brother, and a true servant leader. When he attended Nanci’s...

July 2022

July 21, 2022

Josef Tson: What His Suffering for Christ in Communist Romania Taught Him, and Can Teach Us

Richard Wurmbrand’s Tortured for Christ influenced me profoundly as a young Christian. In Romania, guards tied prisoners...

June 2022

June 23, 2022

Bert and Colleen Elliot: Two “Average” Followers of Jesus Who Left an Example of Faithfulness

At my home church in January 2006—the fiftieth anniversary of the death of five missionaries...

December 2021

December 23, 2021

Words That Take You Back in Time

Have you ever come across something, or been given something, whether a photo or recording...

July 2021

July 12, 2021

He Turned His Business over to God: Stanley Tam’s Story

When I was writing my book Giving Is the Good Life, there were some people of...

August 2020

August 01, 2020

A Tribute and Letter to J. I. Packer, Now with His Lord Jesus

Two weeks ago, J. I. Packer, one of my favorite writers and favorite people, went...

May 2020

May 04, 2020

Mincaye Is Now with Jesus

Last Tuesday afternoon, Mincaye, the former warrior who in 1956 speared to death Nate Saint...

July 2019

July 18, 2019

Remembering David Powlison, a Faithful, Jesus-Loving, and Gospel-Centered Brother

Last month, author and psychologist David Powlison went to be with Jesus. I love this...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

The Man Who Shared Jesus with Chuck Colson—and Changed Eternity for Him and Countless Others

Last month, Tom Phillips, who led Chuck Colson to Jesus in 1973, went to be...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Nine of My Spiritual Heroes

I have only one Lord, but many spiritual heroes. Here are nine of mine. (This...

March 2018

March 01, 2018

Billy Graham, George Beverly Shea, and Cliff Barrows: Three Faithful Men All Now with Jesus

Last week, 99-year-old Billy Graham entered the presence of Jesus. (See Christianity Today’s special issue dedicated to...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

Luis Palau and Sons Sharing His Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis and Continued Trust in Jesus

Luis Palau is an international Christian evangelist and the founder of the Luis Palau Evangelical Association,...

January 15, 2018

Meet Orville Rogers, 100-Year-Old Jesus Follower, Generous Giver, and Athlete

One of the great highlights of the illumiNations event I attended last year was talking with Orville...

November 2017

November 09, 2017

“I Felt My Soul Rejoice”: The Christ-Centered Happiness of David Brainerd

David Brainerd (1718–1747) served as a missionary to the Delaware Indians of New Jersey. He...

November 06, 2017

A Message of Appreciation to Joni Eareckson Tada, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Her Life-Altering Accident

In 1967, 50 years ago, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic at...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

It’s Not Only Athletes: What Platform Has God Given You?

Last spring I had the privilege of speaking at a conference for NFL players put...

February 06, 2017

C. S. Lewis’s View of Women, and How He’s Impacted My Thinking

The following questions and answers are from my contribution to Women and C. S. Lewis:...

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