Each week, I look forward to a lot of things associated with preaching. Of course, I look forward to time spent studying God’s Word and drawing lessons from it that, hopefully, will help people draw closer to Him and to each other. I look forward to opportunities to visit with folks and offer some encouragement. I enjoy writing sermons; seeing where something “fits” as it helps make a sermon flow. I also, however, look forward to some of the “extras” it’s a privilege to be a part of. Writing articles is a blast, as is writing for this blog. These “extras” are always in the back-burner compared to other things,…

After blogging Tuesday about the list of books I was putting together, I thought it would only be appropriate to show the final list. I did a “flyer” for it, and, while it’s nothing fancy, it lists the book titles, authors, and a place where it can be found–new–in good condition. The reason there is no price by You’re Singing My Song is because the couple is getting a copy. If you are interested in purchasing that book, click here. [NOTE: If you can’t read the Lebanon Road Reports on Mondays, you won’t be able to read this, either. Send an email, and I’d be glad to send you the…

I am conducting a premarital counseling session soon, and I’m really trying to help this couple as best I can. One “extra” I want to give them is a list of books that will help them before they marry and in their first year of marriage. Yesterday, I put out a question on Twitter, asking my friends for recommendations. Some replied on there, while others sent emails. The list is amazing! I had several books already listed, but I liked some suggestions they gave as well. Obviously, I’m not going to list 100 books for this new couple to try to buy, but I hope to give them about 20.…

Here’s this week’s Lebanon Road Report: Publish at Scribd or explore others: Magazines & Newspape bible tennessee Additionally, three more sermon notes on Romans are up on that blog. Lessons 3-5 are up, and lesson 6 will be up tomorrow. Our plan is to have notes for sermons 7-9 up next week if you’d like to follow along. Here is the link to the blog with Romans notes. Here is the link to the sermon archive page on Desiring God that we are following. ——– Follow us on Twitter here.

I love Sundays. As we end the Friday Links Roundup each week, I always try to remind you that it’s the Lord’s Day and to put Him first. Many Sundays are filled with activities and wear me out by the end, but that’s okay. As I say, “It’s a good kind of tired.” This will be one of those Sundays! If you are near Nashville, join Lebanon Road for any or all of the following: 9AM: Worship10:20AM: Bible study11AM: Potluck (yes, we’ll feed you this week!!!)–after that, I have a Bible study with a young lady who has been visiting with us.–we also have a young lady graduating Sunday afternoon4PM:…

I had a wonderful experience yesterday morning. I thought it was time to get the brake pads replaced on one of our vehicles. Thankfully, I was wrong, so it cost nothing! While that was good, it wasn’t the best part of the morning. My appointment was at 7:30 and I had a coupon for free pads to the first customer, so I got to the garage at 7:00 and waited. I was the first one there, but another man walked in almost the same time I did. We sat down in the little room and waited. I had my bag of books and (of course) my phone loaded up with…

It’s time for another set of book reviews for your interest. Following are the last three books I’ve read, in the order I finished reading them. ————————– The 100 Michael H. Hart Citadel Press, 1992 [reprinted in 1996] This is a book I’ve read three of four times before, but not in quite some time. I used this book for my biography for April. The book, originally published in the late 1970s is Hart’s ranking of “the most influential persons in history.” It you like countdowns, this is a great book to read. Hart is a scientist, and that comes across not only in the number of scientists on the…

Below is the Lebanon Road Report for this weekend. There is a new feature for our readers from Lebanon Road (or others nearby that would like to know our events). It is a brief calendar of the week’s events, and is found in the lower right-hand corner. Publish at Scribd or explore others: Magazines & Newspape bible mothers Also, as I mentioned in last week’s Friday Links Roundup, my friend Steven Hunter and I are listening to all 218 sermons on Romans from John Piper. We have listened to lessons 1 and 2 and have posted our notes. I will not put the notes on this blog, but will simply…

Today’s post is a bit lengthy, but I hope you enjoy all three parts! Part I: Fun Stuff: Twitter and a Video I’m glad that iPreach has changed introductions and I’m no longer introduced as “Number one Twitterer among ministers of churches of Christ in Nashville.” By the way, that means I’m “#1” among about 3 people. However, I have grown to really like Twitter. I leave TweekDeck open quite often on my desktop, and I check Twitterfon on my iPhone quite often to see trends, keep up with friends, and enjoy links and quotes. When used properly, it is a tool and not a toy (although it can be…

With this week leading up to Mother’s Day, there are all types of tributes to mothers on blogs and websites. My mom is getting to travel to the Grand Canyon (she should get to see it today) with dad and will be gone through next week. I’m thankful she (and he) is getting a well-deserved vacation. However, many ladies go unnoticed on Mother’s Day. So, for you ladies… 1. Here’s a tribute to young ladies who are growing in faith to the Lord. Young ladies in our world are rare. There are plenty of girls, but few ladies. I’m so proud of young ladies who serve and put God first,…