Occasionally people ask my opinion on various personal or church issues. I recently received the following question which I have reprinted below, followed by my response. QUESTION Dear Bob, I consider myself a Christian and I love and trust Jesus. I also smoke pot. I know that most Christians don’t do that. When I smoke,...
Seven Reasons Not to Smoke Pot
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Florida School Shooting Reveals the Worst and the Best in Mankind
This morning my son Rusty, who preaches at the New Day Christian Church in Port Charlotte, Florida, led his congregation in prayer for the grieving families on the Atlantic Coast. Following are the comments he made concerning the horrific shootings at Parkland High School near Fort Lauderdale – a senseless massacre which cost seventeen lives,...
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A Tribute to Dr. Billy Graham
For my blog this week I considered writing a tribute to Dr. Billy Graham. Although I was co-chair of the 2001 Billy Graham Crusade in Louisville and have spoken several times at The Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove in Asheville, North Carolina, my encounters with America’s pastor were very limited. I held him...
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ASK BOB: “Should I continue a close relationship with my sister who is in a lesbian lifestyle?”
Occasionally people ask my opinion on various personal or church issues. I recently received the following question which I have reprinted below, followed by my response. QUESTION Bob, My sister, a minister’s daughter, has decided to live a lesbian lifestyle. I cannot stop loving her or including her in my life, but my heart...
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Dear Jesus, Thank you
Last week I spoke at a Christian convention in Orlando, Florida. The worship leader for the morning was Derric Johnson, one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever met. Forty- five years ago Derric brought an outstanding ensemble called “Regeneration” to our church for a Sunday night concert. We absolutely loved that group. Derric is...
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Snatching Victory from Apparent Defeat
The University of North Carolina played the University of Miami in the quarterfinals of the 2011 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Miami hit the first shot of the game and continued from that point building a huge lead over North Carolina. By early in the second half Miami led by nineteen points. Then UNC began mounting...
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ASK BOB: “When should a preaching pastor be asked to resign?”
Occasionally people ask my opinion on various personal or church issues. I recently received the following question which I have reprinted below, followed by my response. QUESTION Dear Bob, The deacons of our congregation recently voted by 5-4 that they could no longer support our pastor. This action led to the resignation of our pastor...
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If Jesus Hadn’t Risen Would You Still Be a Christian?
If it could be proven that Jesus didn’t really conquer the grave would you still be a Christian? If archeologists in Jerusalem discovered the body of Jesus of Nazareth would you remain a follower of Christ? Would you keep living for Jesus because of His compassionate example, His inspirational teaching, His noble moral standards? Or...
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That’s My Sister! – Rosanne Russell (1939 – 2018)
“Sir, that’s my sister!” I was in the 7th grade, and a visitor to our high school was peering through the window of the gymnasium, watching the senior high girls play intramural basketball. When I heard him muse, “Wow, that one girl is really good!” I couldn’t resist proudly identifying “that girl” as my sister,...
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Is There a Hell? What Did Jesus Say?
News sources recently reported that Pope Francis claimed hell does not exist. Eugenio Scalfari, an atheist journalist, interviewed Pope Francis and wrote that the pontiff told him, “…those who do not repent and cannot be forgiven disappear. There is no hell – there is the disappearance of sinful souls.” The idea that there is no...
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Don’t Be An Estranger
Patrick Reed won the Master’s Golf Tournament earlier this month. However, Patrick’s parents, Bill and Jeanette Reed, weren’t present at Augusta National to celebrate with him even though they live just several blocks from the course. The truth is Patrick Reed didn’t want his parents there. A few months earlier when they attempted to follow...
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Ten Ways to Bless Your Grandchildren
Two weekends ago I had the privilege of speaking at a Grandparents Conference in Louisville.* It was a new and challenging experience for me as it was for almost everyone who participated. The conference was well attended and well received. With the aging of baby-boomers, a Grandparenting Conference is a niche other churches would do...
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Iowa Passes Law Banning Nearly All Abortions
Last week Iowa’s Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation prohibiting nearly all abortions in her state after the unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected. The Des Moines Register reported the pro-life Governor as saying, “I believe that all innocent life is precious and sacred, and as governor, I pledged to do everything in my power to protect...
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I Still Miss My Mom
A few years ago my sister Rosanne had the tough assignment of informing my aging mother that it was time for her to move out of her home into an assisted living facility. She was forgetting to turn off the stove. She was falling on occasion and sometimes wandering outside at night thinking she was...
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Jerusalem in Prophecy
Occasionally people ask my opinion on various personal or church issues. I recently received the following question which I have reprinted below, followed by my response. QUESTION Bob, Wow! I’m holding my breath today as we watch the formal opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the city being named the capital! Would you...
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Teaching Your Children The Importance Of Memorial Day
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED MAY 27, 2012 Frank Gafney was a guest on Bill Bennett’s morning radio show several weeks ago. He told of an experiment that was recently performed at a high school assembly. A guest speaker asked, “What do you think of your school’s football team?” The student body burst into a...
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My Bible Study Teacher Has Challenged Some of Your Beliefs
Occasionally people ask my opinion on various personal or church issues. I recently received the following question which I have reprinted below, followed by my response. QUESTION Dear Bob, I am attending a Bible study. The leader said that you personally have stated that you could not know for sure that you were going to Heaven. He...
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Nancy Waddell Receives New Kidney!!
Six months ago in this space, I pleaded for someone to donate a kidney to Nancy Waddell. Nancy is the wife of my Administrative Assistant, Don Waddell, and a very special woman. Nancy has battled MS since she was a teenager. The past couple of years her kidneys have failed to the point that she...
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ASK BOB: “Should I be re-baptized since I’ve never felt close to God?”
Occasionally people ask my opinion on various personal or church issues. I recently received the following question which I have reprinted below, followed by my response. QUESTION Bob, I have a question concerning when the Holy Spirit enters our lives and how it relates to my own confidence that I am indeed filled with the...
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ASK BOB: “How do I answer someone who claims God is also our mother?”
Occasionally people ask my opinion on various personal or church issues. I recently received the following question which I have reprinted below, followed by my response. QUESTION I have been a Christian for eight years. The other day a man walked up to me at Starbucks and invited me to talk about the Bible. I...
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