As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, let’s not forget that America was born out of a struggle. The Puritans in the 17th century were determined to practice their faith according to the dictates of Scripture and not the Church of England, which was beholden to a powerful monarchy. The New England colonies as well as New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland were all founded by settlers who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to flee religious persecution in Great Britain and build a society firmly established on the Word of God. John Winthrop, in his 1630 sermon “A Model […]

Israel has held a special place in my heart ever since the summer of 1971, when I helped Roy Gustafson, one of my father’s associate evangelists, lead Bible teaching tours of the Holy Land. Roy also connected me with two fearless missionaries in Mafraq, Jordan, the late Dr. Eleanor Soltau and nurse Aileen Coleman, who operated a hospital for patients with respiratory diseases. My time in the Middle East during my late teens and early 20s, working alongside these godly men and women, shaped my life profoundly, culminating in 1974 when — after reading in John 3 about Jesus’ encounter […]

Our world recently lost two bold and uncompromising voices for the Gospel. Aileen Coleman, an Australian missionary to the Bedouin tribes of Jordan for more than 60 years, died July 9, and Dr. John MacArthur, a California pastor for 56 years, went to be with his Savior five days later.  Aileen, whom I met when I was 18 years old, taught me what it means to have guts for the gospel. The world may not know who Aileen is, but the King of kings and Lord of lords does. John MacArthur could get more out of a Bible verse than […]