April 9th, 2014 
After college we gave our daughter what she describes as “one of my life’s greatest gifts”—lasik surgery. Since the second grade Natalie had worn glasses or contacts, barely able to see without them. When we arrived at the surgery center, I was told that I could watch the procedure in another room. Not sure if I wanted to witness this, I entered the screening room and waited. On a large monitor, about 3 …
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March 19th, 2014 
On occasion I’m asked about my favorite books. Of course, you know my number one—the Bible. To be honest, I don’t have many others.
At number two, you’ll find A. W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God. Every time I open this classic, written in 1948, it stirs within me the longing to go deeper with God. As one who memorizes God’s Word with joyful compulsion, Tozer always reminds me of my purpose …
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March 17th, 2014 
A recent sermon at church reminded me of a great story from years ago. In the mid-1990s, I was on a mission trip to Russia with a group of school teachers. They let me come because I was a Bible teacher, though never in a school setting. We were part of a pilot group that would teach a Christian curriculum to Russian public school teachers.
We took Russian Bibles to give to …
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March 5th, 2014 
I wrote my first book in 2002, HIS WORD IN MY HEART. This being my one-and-only book, I put everything into it. I didn’t know if I’d ever write another book, so I made sure it contained the most important things. I taught my readers what I knew about memorizing books and passages. From my ten years of experience memorizing, I wrote chapter after chapter, detailing the benefits, the simplicity of my method, …
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March 3rd, 2014 
Psalm 139—a loose paraphrase.
O LORD, you have searched me, and you know me.
How much do you know me Lord? You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know when I go out, when I come back in, and everything I did in between. You know what I’m thinking about, and why I think it. You alone understand my irrational and kooky thoughts.
You know my …
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