This is an odd blog title since it seems like I quit blogging. There are many reasons for my blog delinquency, but only one is legit, the others are just lame excuses. Here’s my respectable reason for my invisible blogs of late: most of my writing energy is being...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Why do bad things happen to good people? Most preachers have heard and attempted to answer that unanswerable question. Every weekend for the past three weeks in over 100 worship services in fifteen Metro Manila locations, Victory preachers...
PORTLAND, OREGON—It was a privilege to preach at City Bible Church during their Purple People (Purple Book) campaign and to teach WikiChurch discipleship principles at the Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) Focus Conference. I was glad to see Pastor Frank...
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—At the Joburg airport about to board a long flight back to Nashville, after two productive weeks of ministry. I get to work with some amazing African leaders who are doing much to honor God and make disciples on this continent. More about...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—It seems that everyone on the interweb is now required to either dump ice water buckets on their head, criticize Victoria Osteen, post narcissistic selfies, or make a top ten book list. Since I have no interest in the first three, I am choosing...
NOTE: I wrote this article 10 years ago for the PCEC (Philippine Council of Evangelicals Churches) magazine. September 11, 2001. As always, I phoned my dad to wish him a happy birthday. I was getting ready for bed in Manila. He was getting ready for work in...
