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Discipleship
The 20-Hour Workweek: Is Hard Work Compatible with God’s Grace?
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—A while back I posted a blog that included a rant about hard work that was inspired by my observation that some ministers and...
The Myth of the Gifted Child
TUGUEGARAO, PHILIPPINES—Last Saturday I flew from Manila to Tuguegarao, then drove to Aparri to meet my friend, Ferdie Cabiling (a.k.a. The Running...
In Light of Grace, Does Obedience Matter?
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO—(I wrote this blog a couple of weeks while visiting our Every Nation church in NM.) Does the doctrine of grace nullify the...
Leadership
A Three-Year-Old’s Theology on Tragedy
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—As her vocabulary has grown over the last few months, my three-year-old granddaughter, Josephine, has said some very funny...
The Leadership Skill No One Wants
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—I landed in Nashville late last night after spending the weekend in Portland, Oregon, teaching The Multiplication Challenge to...
Listening Leaders
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. Unlikely location for one of Canada’s largest most influential churches. I have...
Family
The Most Fortunate Man in the World, R.I.P.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA—I recently attended the memorial service of an old friend, Brady Clark. He was my age. And he was way too young to die. Almost...
Top 10 Highlights of 2013
I guess the last day of the year is as good as any other day to start blogging again. Another year has ended, and another is about to start. Now is...
The Danger of Outsourcing Discipleship to Youth Pastors
QUESTION. Are pastors equipping parents to disciple their children, or are they hiring youth pastors and kid’s ministers to do what parents should...
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