His first thought came more as a question than an attempt to write a sermon, “Why was this passage in the Bible?” Adrian Rogers loved to quiz me about the latest methods for sermon preparation. Through the years we talked about computers, software programs, etc. and he would laughingly say that they weren’t quite ready…
Amazing Stories of Adrian Rogers
What I am about to tell you is what I heard, and only that. I have not endeavored to fact-check or verify the words in any way. At the time I heard the stories I was stunned into theological silence. I have learned through the years that I do not need to explain, or explain…
The Last Words of Adrian Rogers
Heroes are for the young, memories are for the old. As a teenage preacher, one of my heroes was Adrian Rogers, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. I cannot remember the first time I heard him preach but I was quickly captivated by his resonate voice, biblical depth, and how he had a…
The Passion Play Prelude
In 1633 the Black Death struck the town of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany. The people of the town vowed to God that if the Plague would pass them by then they would perform a Passion Play every ten years in honor of the miracle. They have kept their vow for over 350 years. In an…