Oak Hills Church and Texas Trip

Nanci and I had a wonderful time last weekend with the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. What a wonderful church family, with great Christ-centered worship. I spoke to them about “Heaven: Where God Will Bring Good out of Bad”, drawing most of the message from Romans 8, and focusing on verse 28, “In all things God works for the good of those who love Him,” or “All things work together for good to those who love God.”

One highlight of the weekend was getting to know Max and Denalyn Lucado. I had met Max years ago, but ...

The Game Plan for Life, Joe Gibbs, and the World of NASCAR

In May, Nanci and I spent three days with Joe Gibbs in Charlotte, North Carolina related to a book in which he asked me to write a chapter about Heaven (Game Plan for Life: A Champion's Guide to a Successful Life, coming out tomorrow, July 21). I did some filming and speaking in chapel at Joe Gibbs Racing (450 employees, 240,000 square feet of building).

Joe warned us before coming with him to the 2009 All Star Race (in a helicopter of all things, not how we normally travel), “NASCAR is a different planet.” Boy, was he right ...

California Vacation and Deadline Movie Script Read-Through

Here’s a photo I took Saturday on Mount Lassen, at about 7,000 feet. The lake, the flowers, the sky—beauty popping up out of barrenness, all declaring God’s glory.

Many thanks to Sarah Anne Sumpolec and Ann Tatlock, whose thoughtful guest blogs on Harry Potter were the perfect follow-up to my blog about HP (which now has about 25 comments). We’re moving on now, so no one thinks Harry’s our main issue, which he’s not. But if you didn’t catch Ann’s blog, after Sarah’s, be sure you flip back and read ...