I travel. A lot. During a ten-day stretch earlier this summer, I was in Dubai, Cairo, Alexandria, Manila, and Nashville. Right now I am in Fusagasuga, Columbia. In forty-eight hours I will be back in Nashville, then in five days, it’s back to South Africa for our...
Jesus said some of his most important theological statements, not in a classroom or from a pulpit, but over lunch. Acts 1:4 says: “WHILE HE WAS EATING WITH THEM. . .” he told them to wait for the Holy Spirit before they went on mission. This lunch lesson was both...
Earlier this year I was invited to participate on The Lausanne Movement‘s Strategy Working Group. Not sure why they picked me, or what I have to offer, but I am honored to be included and honored to represent Every Nation. The 2012 Strategy Working Group includes 40...
When personal peace and social security become our goals in life, we inadvertently set up the next generation for failure. Happens all the time in government, business, ministry, and family. Here’s my quick summary of one of the saddest stories in the Bible, a story...
From dress codes to movie bans to hair length regulations, our religious world is rife with sincere but misguided attempts at personal holiness. Do we really think holiness is about external behavior, human effort, and religious rules? Apparently, we do. Even though...
I don’t want to rain on anyone’s post-Easter parade, but while I am happy for record-setting Easter Sunday crowds, I am afraid we might be celebrating the insignificant. If that is indeed what we are doing, we would not be the first disciples to miss the point. When...
