After last week I am more convinced than ever that people are desperate to communicate with deity. I visited a Hindu Center and watched as people bowed to statues of animals and flowers, worshipping the created, but not the Creator. I visited a Buddhist Temple and watched people light incense to burn in […]

My Aunt, Lucille Gilliam, was ninety-three years old. I conducted her graveside service last Saturday. One of her favorite passages of Scripture was Hebrews 12:1-2, “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus . . . who for the joy that was set before Him, endured […]

I was reminded this past week of an old but interesting quote. The great 19th English actor William Charles Macready was addressed by an eminent preacher: “I wish you would explain to me something.” “Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher.” “What is the reason for […]

I need weeks like this. Sometimes I get tunnel vision and revert to thinking it’s all about me and mine. Then comes times like this week when I worship, learn, and fellowship with global friends. As you read this week’s Memo, I will be teaching two hours each morning at the Summer […]