I am writing these words from London, where it is Monday morning. When I finish typing this post, I will help to the airport for my flight home. I had a great day of worship with the Loughborough Baptist Church in Loughborough. The city is about an hour’s train ride outside of London. Saturday evening, I stayed with Michael and Katie in their home. Michael is the secretary for the church. Michael and Katie were wonderful hosts. They have been married for 47 years, having met at a Christian youth camp. I enjoyed the conversation. Michael and Katie were shocked...

I am writing this post from London. The Proclaimer’s Place preaching conference in Oxford ended yesterday. Part of the conference this year a festival of African-American preaching, in which preachers from the conference have been assigned to preach in local Baptist churches in the area. It will be my privilege to preach in the morning at the Loughborough Baptist Church in Loughborough, where Michael Tebbatt is the pastor. It is about 150 miles away from where I am presently. So I will be taking the train there soon to preach in the morning. Please remember me in prayer as I...

I am in Oxford, England, participating in the Proclaimer’s Place, led by Dr. Joel C. Gregory. It is four days of study for preaching, with about twenty-five ministers from around the United States participating. Each day, we take a text of scripture and study it together, with a view toward preaching. Yesterday, we studied Exodus 13-17-22. Today we will study 1 Thessalonians 2:1-11. Malachi 3 and Luke 1 will follow in the days to come. I am being refreshed by the study and the fellowship. In baseball, hitters take batting practice and constantly work on their swing. The same is...