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Discipleship
Church Growth: Slow Is Fast
As I type these words on my iPad, I am 35,000 feet in the air somewhere between Nashville and Detroit, heading to Manila, reading Acts, and thinking...
I’m Not Really a Pastor, but I Sure Need One
I write a column for Evangelicals Today magazine. My assigned topic this month is “Pastor Appreciation.” Here’s what I submitted to my editor. ...
Ignoring God’s Word & Expecting a Miracle?
I read something in Jeremiah 37 this morning that sounded eerily contemporary. It also explained what is wrong with many church people today....
Leadership
Dealing with Disrespect
I recently had a situation where someone boldly and bluntly disrespected me. This guy should have been expressing gratefulness, but instead, he was...
What Matters Most in the Next 12 Months?
I recently met with Every Nation regional directors from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. We gathered in...
Confessions of an Arrogant Calvinist
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—I once knew an arrogant young Calvinist who took great pride in his Reformed pedigree: saved as a teenager at First Presbyterian...
Family
Monday Morning Thoughts & New Paintings
Day off. Tried to sleep late, but no such luck with Robinson’s Land adding to Manila’s skyline right outside my bedroom window. Decided to show the...
Priorities
I received the following email a few hours ago from Paolo, our VCF-Fort Bonifacio kids pastor. I recently attended the wedding of one of our former...
Happy 40th Birthday! And Happy 16th Birthday!
While I am on the birthday theme, here are birthday blogs for my youngest son and my youngest brother, who celebrated their 16th and 40th birthdays...
Books
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