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Discipleship
Racial Hypocrisy, Lunch, and the Gospel
Depiction of Paul writing his letters. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—This blog is the final installment of an impromptu series on ethnic diversity and racial...
When Jesus Takes Your Lunch
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last week, I returned from our annual Every Nation Build Conference in Orlando, where pastors, church planters, and campus...
Attracting Crowds or Making Disciples?
TOKYO AIRPORT—Observing the life of Jesus in the gospels is often an abrupt and painful reality check, especially in our social media-saturated...
Leadership
The Church and Coronavirus: Four Lessons from History (Guest Post by William Murrell)
As the news about Coronavirus has increased, my son William and I have had many conversations about how church leaders should respond in times like...
My Top 10 Books of 2019
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Many years ago, when I was a young pastor, I heard someone say that if you want to think great thoughts, you must first read...
My Top Ten Books of 2018
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—It’s that time of the year when I force myself to pick the Top 10 books that I’ve read in the past twelve months. Those of you...
Family
Thoughts on Thirty-four Years
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Yesterday, Deborah and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. A lot has happened since we were married on August 21, 1982....
The Realities (and Truths) of Parenthood
My grandson and newest member of the Murrell family,William Stephen Murrell III. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last Saturday (July 23), we welcomed into the...
To Empower or Not to Empower? That Is the Leadership Question
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Because of my latest book, My First, Second & Third Attempts at Parenting, Deborah and I have been doing our “Heart of...
Books
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