“Make Disciples of All Nations”—that’s what Jesus told his disciples to do. To us, that means we invite a few people to come to our life group or to attend our Easter service. Was he really serious about the “disciple all nations” thing? I think so. And occasionally...
This morning I was thinking about the difference between making disciples and discipling nations. We know what it looks like to disciple an individual: – greed is overtaken by generosity – lust is consumed by spiritual passion – selfishness submits to...
I landed in Manila around midnight last night. I probably should have “just said no” but during a non-jet lag moment, I agreed to preach the Victory Fort 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday services. I hope I am able to stay awake during my sermons tomorrow morning. Did my...
“Couple Saves 1st Kiss for Wedding Day.”That was the headline on the front page of the Sunday edition of The Tennessean newspaper. The writer called it “super-abstinence.”The story was about Katy, the daughter of my friend Paul Barker, dean of the Every Nation...
God loves big cities and the people who live in them. We should too. Here are the 10 largest metro areas in the world: 1. Tokyo, Japan – 28,025,0002. Mexico City, Mexico – 18,131,0003. Mumbai, India – 18,042,0004. Sao Paulo, Brazil – 17,711,0005. New...
Japanese professional baseball—there’s nothing like it. And there are no fans like the Japanese fans, complete with mascots, team cheers, and stadium sing-a-longs. No passively cool fans here. Japanese fans are enthusiasm on caffeine—to the tenth power. Yea, I think...
