After an extended time off, I’m coming out of retirement, and I’m blogging again. It’s 6:00 a.m., and I’ve been wide awake for almost three hours, thanks to east-to-west jet lag. Deborah and I are in beautiful Tagaytay teaching at a marriage retreat for Filipino...
While reading Acts 8 this morning, I read something I wish modern preachers would say more often. The story revolves around three characters: 1. SIMON– a sorcerer who “boasted he was someone great”– nickname: “the Great Power of God” (probably nicknamed himself)– had...
I spoke at the Every Nation Church Planter’s Boot Campus this morning. Here’s what I said. Jesus promised to build his church. He told us to make disciples. Too many church planters and pastors try to build a church. I have found if we do our job (make disciples), he...
My friend, Mike Cantrell, invited me to speak to his church and campus ministry staff about the simplicity of discipleship. (Mike and team are great leaders, and Bethel Clarksville is a strong, growing, exciting church!) After telling a few discipleship...
You may have noticed that my blogging on this site has slowed to a turtle pace. Two reasons: 1. I’m trying to finish my book, “Discipleship is Not Rocket Science” sometime this decade, so most of my writing time and energy is going to that project, and 2....
Ever watch those wild myth-buster dudes on Discovery Channel? Crazy stuff. Seems they never run out of myths to bust. How about these common myths: MYTH 1: You lose most of your body heat through your head. TRUTH 1: You lose about 10% of your body heat through your...
