ORLANDO, FLORIDA—A few days ago, I embarked on the annual tradition of setting up our family Christmas tree. As I wrote last year, the agony of pine needles and tangled lights is outweighed by the joy of seeing my grandchildren, Jo and Liam, caught up in the wonder...
Speaking at APEC in Pastor Timothy Loh’s new building. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA—Every October, Deborah and I board a plane for Asia right when Nashville is transitioning from hot, humid summer to cool, beautiful fall weather. Though we are sad to miss the leaves turning...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—The Multiplication Challenge begins with a story about a serious leadership shortage in our Every Nation church in the Philippines. We were growing rapidly, but our discipleship had outpaced our leadership development. When this happens in your...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—As her vocabulary has grown over the last few months, my three-year-old granddaughter, Josephine, has said some very funny things (as most three-year-olds do). And she has also said some very profound things with great theological significance. A...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—I landed in Nashville late last night after spending the weekend in Portland, Oregon, teaching The Multiplication Challenge to leaders at City Bible Church. You can listen to my sermon from their Sunday services here. Last week, I wrote about a...
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. Unlikely location for one of Canada’s largest most influential churches. I have known Word of Life founding pastors Mel and Heather Mullen for about twenty years, and I’ve always been impressed with the...
