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Discipleship
“Practice Makes Perfect” Is a Lie
Former NBA great Allen Iverson is famous for “talking about practice,” but he was not the first person to talk about it. Here’s what Jesus said...
6 Simple Secrets to Success in Ministry (and in Everything Else)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—What a week! Deborah and I attended Ignite 2013 along with over 9,000 Filipino students plus hundreds of students and Every...
3 Phases of the Faith Journey
Last year during my Easter Bible readings, I got stuck in John 20 and blogged about the idea of faith as a journey. This year I am stuck in John 19,...
Leadership
Post-Conference Thoughts: Back to Work
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Deborah and I just got back to Nashville from Cape Town, South Africa, where we attended the Every Nation World Conference with...
Parenting Lessons from the World’s Busiest Father
DETROIT, MICHIGAN—This weekend I was in Detroit ministering with Bishop Marvin Winans at Perfecting Church, a great church in a great city. I’ll...
Why You Should Stop Searching for Authentic Community
TOKYO AIRPORT—A few weeks ago, my oldest son, William, preached a sermon at Bethel’s Wednesday night service on the importance of church community....
Family
3 Big Parenting Decisions
Parenting is a tough job, with lots of tough decisions. Here are 3 big decisions that will affect our kids for the rest of their lives—for better or...
Tuesday Top 10 List – Boracay Vacation
After a week in Boracay with my wife and three sons (and no cell phone and no blogs or tweets or flutters) listening to the waves, breathing fresh...
On the Beach and Offline
Last blog for a week—heading to our favorite beach in the world with the fam early Monday morning—going old school—no twitter, no Facebook, no...
Books
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