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Discipleship
Faith Is a Journey
While preparing for my Easter sermon, I read John 20 over and over and over. Finally, I decided not to try to convince my audience to believe in the...
10 Things You Must Know to Succeed in Ministry
I landed in Manila less than 48 hours ago, and as usual, I hit the ground running. Today, despite the jet lag coma, I taught six sessions at our...
Unimpressed with Numerical Success
I would rather people tell me they are impressed with my awesomeness than tell me I’m wrong. I like to be right, especially when I’m not. But,...
Leadership
Pride
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Good to be back in the office writing the final chapter of my parenting book, after ten productive days in South Africa and...
4 Church Growth Secrets from 2,800 Years Ago
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Most pastors, church planters, and campus missionaries are in the ministry because they want to obey God, serve people, and...
Wise Leaders Listen to Old Men
It seems like every time I get around leaders my age the conversation eventually meanders to the topic of multi-generational ministry and succession...
Family
The (Christmas) Village
I leave for Asia tomorrow. While packing up my mobile office, I found this un-posted blog hiding on my cluttered desktop. I wrote it a few days...
A Career-Ending Injury?
Usually when you lay on your back, both feet are pointing straight up. As William laid on the gym floor groaning in pain, his left foot was pointing...
Some Thoughts about Dying and People Who Died in 2006
James Brown. Gerald Ford. Saddam Hussein. What do they have in common with my mother? The same thing we all have in common with each other....
Books
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