Enjoying Maggie Grace

Nanci and I are enjoying our first week with our new Golden Retriever puppy, Maggie Grace, who is nine weeks old. She’s pretty adorable, so I keep pulling out the camera.

A New Year’s resolution from Philippians 3: “I want to know Christ”

There isn’t a better New Year’s resolution than what starts in the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:7-8.

Bearded Dragon Plays a Video Game

Ever seen a reptile play a video game on a smart phone?

The Christmas Story

This video was produced by Portland Christian School a couple of years ago, but I just saw it after my friend Dale Walker sent it to me. It features preschool children being asked about the Christmas story. 

What I’m thankful for: a Thanksgiving greeting

There are so many things for Nanci and me to be thankful for this year. We’ve talked about how grateful we are for our family—we have two daughters who are married to godly men, as well as four grandchildren already born and the fifth one on his way. 

Visit to Upland, and fun with grandsons Matt and Jack

The weekend of November 13 I was in California, and had a great time with grandson Matt on his seventh birthday, in his new home town of Upland, where his father Dan Franklin is now the teaching pastor at Life Bible Fellowship Church.

Charles Spurgeon Meets Shai Linne

Rapper Shai Linne has produced a masterful musical biography of Spurgeon. I love it, and I love that people from different countries and different times and with different styles of communicating can be one in Christ and elevate the Word of God.

What's encouraging and discouraging about the Evangelical Church in America today?

In this 8-1/2 minute video from last year's Clarus Conference, my friend Wayne Grudem and I share about what is encouraging and what is discouraging about the American church.

The Wonders of our Creator and Savior

I love the beauty even of a fallen creation, and I always think, “What is it going to look like when it is a redeemed creation, on the New Earth?”

I also love time lapse photography and great music, both of which are in this 2.5 minute video

A Playful Dog and an Uncooperative Stranger

In this video, a playful dog wants a stranger to throw him his stick. But the stranger won’t cooperate.