NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Yesterday, Deborah and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. A lot has happened since we were married on August 21, 1982. In 1982, Ferdinand Marcos was the longtime leader of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan was the new president of the United...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Last week, following a sermon I had recently preached on Luke 24:46–49, I asked the question: What does Spirit-empowered, multi-ethnic ministry look like in practice? Looking at Peter’s first attempt at cross-cultural, multi-ethnic ministry (in...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last Sunday, I preached a sermon at Bethel World Outreach Church (in Brentwood, TN) that looked at Jesus’ answer to our current ethnic and cultural divides. It’s the same answer whether you’re in 21st-century America or 1st-century Palestine....
My grandson and newest member of the Murrell family,William Stephen Murrell III. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last Saturday (July 23), we welcomed into the world the newest member of the Murrell family, William Stephen Murrell III—named after his dad, his grandfather (me),...
The Asbury 8 with Charles Wesley on the Asbury Seminary campus. WILMORE, KENTUCKY—As I write, I am finishing up the first on-campus installment of a DMin (Doctor of Ministry) program at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky. I am part of a group of Every...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Because of my latest book, My First, Second & Third Attempts at Parenting, Deborah and I have been doing our “Heart of Parenting” seminars more than ever. During the Q&A portion of the seminars, we are often asked questions about adult...
