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Discipleship
How to Pray in a Time of Global Terror
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Since I landed in the Philippines last week, the nation has been gripped by the ongoing crisis in the southern island of...
How and Why to Decrease as a Leader
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Though I believe strongly that all leaders should grow and that they should continually increase in their character and...
How Worship Works
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—Last weekend, Deborah and I were in Auckland, New Zealand, for our Every Nation Oceania conference. This week, we are in Sydney...
Leadership
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...
Who Are We Voting For?
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Today, millions of Americans will vote in another “high stakes” and bitterly partisan election. As always, this election will be...
Three Leadership Lessons from Korean Megachurches
SEOUL, KOREA—This week, I am in Seoul, Korea, for the third and final residency period of my Asbury Theological Seminary doctoral program. It’s good...
Family
Great Leaders Put Family First
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI—While visiting our Mississippi friends and relatives during the holidays, we stopped by the Murrell family farm/lake house. Has...
A CHRISTMAS EVE DISASTER
This was originally written for Evangelicals Today mag, many years ago. I like to pull it deep from my archives around Christmas. I thought some of...
Dick Dastardly, Turkey, and the Remedy for Entitlement
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Yesterday at church my good friend, Rice Broocks preached a powerful sermon that included brilliant exegesis, solid theology,...
Books
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