Ministry can be complicated. But it’s not supposed to be. So many books, podcasts, blogs, tweets, seminars, and conferences telling us what we should be doing to grow our church, change the world, serve the community, win the lost. . . Complicated.I specialize in...
Got the following questions from someone I do not know who is writing a paper for a class about whether discipleship “has value in today’s context.” Here are my quick answers to his questions: Q: What is a disciple?A: A disciple is someone who follows Jesus, “fishes”...
Haven’t been blogging much lately. I’ll blame it on too much travel and too much Twitter. Now 42,000 feet above the ocean—flying from Sydney to Singapore with time to kill, so here come the blogs. . . Got the following email questions after three days training 800...
It has been one week since Typhoon Ondoy baptized Manila in chaos—destroying homes and displacing 2 million people. While thousands of ordinary people were generously giving and sacrificially serving those in need, others were busy playing the blame game. According to...
I landed in Manila around midnight last night. Glad to be back, but sad to see the devastation. Way too much to do before my flight to Australia tomorrow. Here’s what Congressman Ruffy Biazon posted about the flood on Facebook yesterday. Ruffy is a longtime Victory...
Imagine LOSING EVERYTHING YOU OWN—clothes, furniture, photos, electronics. . . EVERYTHING. That’s what happened to thousands of Filipinos this weekend, including some of my friends and some of our Victory pastors. Rather than trying to write my own thoughts, I’m...
