Retired pastor @SoutheastChrist | Author of AFTER 50 YEARS OF MINISTRY from @MoodyPublishers |
Louisville, KY
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Every time I write a check to the IRS, I mumble about government fraud and waste and wish I could send some of it somewhere it would do real good.
Starting in 2027, you can. Up to $1,700 of the taxes you already owe can go to a Christian school instead. Same tax bill. Not a dime more.
Be shrewd with your tax dollars.
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They say you can’t go home again. I recently went back to my hometown. The ball field is now a cemetery. The old house looked pitiful. Nobody under 65 remembered me. But my home church is thriving, and I came away reminded that the best is yet to be. bobrussell.org/you-cant-go-h…
After twenty-five autumns of teaching sessions at The Cove, I've agreed to lead one more in September 2027. Here's why, what we'll study during that session, and how you can register to join us.
READ MORE: "Borrowed Wisdom: One Last Cove Seminar in 2027"
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Most of us can spend a whole evening talking about sports and the weather and never say anything that matters.
This week's post is a simple way to get past the small talk: a few American history questions for the dinner table, and a free booklet you can print.
The questions are the easy part. Encouraging one another in Christ is the point.
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A Bible study asked me to wear the garments of an Old Testament high priest while they worked through Exodus 28.
I never stopped being conscious of what I was wearing. I suspect that was the idea. The clothes kept the priest mindful of the weight of what he was doing.
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God's justice has no mitigating factor.
No excuse, no impaired mental state, no under-the-influence reasoning allows anyone to escape accountability for sin.
Woe to us when we no longer reflect God's divine justice... READ MORE:
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What lies beyond the edge of what we can see?
Old mapmakers wrote, “Here be dragons.”
But Christians have this assurance: “There be God.”
READ MORE at:
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Photos of our newest great-grandchild, John Luke, are extraordinary, especially since he has not yet been born.
Laws like Massachusetts' that permit babies like John Luke to be aborted right up to the day of delivery should make us shudder and cry out to God. But many are indifferent.
Whatever happened to sin?
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It’s mean and insensitive for pastors not to tell the truth.
And the truth is this:
Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. Jesus Himself said so.
READ MORE of "Jesus Only" at:
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The WNBA appears to be winning—gaining revenue, fans, and national attention.
Yet the growing toxicity within the league points to a much greater loss.
The deepest problem is not financial or political. It is spiritual.
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Children are gift from God, but make sure they don't become your god.
Love them deeply— But make it obvious that God comes first.
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No one likes to confront another believer who is living in sin, but a church that doesn't enforce accountability loses credibility.
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Twenty years ago, I stepped away from forty years of local church ministry and entered a new chapter.
I had no idea God would give me two more decades of health, joy, and meaningful service.
Retirement can be one of the most fruitful seasons of life when we live with purpose, gratitude, generosity, and hope in Christ.
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A nation that forgets God’s blessings becomes vulnerable to foolish promises.
Socialism may sound compassionate, but Scripture points us to a better way: work hard, give generously, care for the helpless, and put ultimate hope in Christ.
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Prosperity can make us grateful, or it can make us entitled.
As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, I hope we pause to thank God for the good gifts we too often take for granted.
Jesus is the Perfect Gift. Every other blessing should point us back to Him.
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America has never been a perfect nation. But again and again, God has shown providential care toward this country. As we approach America’s 250th birthday, I’m grateful for His mercy and protection. Read more: bobrussell.org/i-love-americ…
What happens when a nation forgets that people are sinners?
Power expands. Freedom erodes. Accountability disappears.
America's founders understood something the Bible teaches clearly: freedom survives only when power is restrained.
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America's greatness is not evidence of American perfection.
It is evidence of God's extraordinary grace toward an imperfect people.
As we approach America's 250th birthday, I'd like to share several reasons why I love this country and thank God for His blessings.
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A pastor recently wrote me for advice.
He was asked to take in a 12-year-old orphan who needed a home.
On the surface, it seemed like an easy answer.
Yet his wife was pregnant with their fifth child, and he was torn between compassion and responsibility.
Compassion must always be guided by biblical wisdom.
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Sometimes we pray and God answers immediately and dramatically.
Other times our prayers are answered differently than we hoped.
But prayer still changes things. Sometimes prayer changes our circumstances. Sometimes prayer changes us.
READ MORE: “Why Bother to Pray?”
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