Too busy to blog lately. But, I fly back to Manila tomorrow and will have about twenty hours on the plane to catch up on my “What is an Every Nation Church?” blog series. I’ll get to that tomorrow. But today I want to review Bethel’s 11:45 a.m. Sunday service with...
“What is the key to empowering next generation leaders, and not seeing them eventually run off and do their own thing?” I have been asked many versions of the above question countless times. My answer is always something like this: before you empower leaders, you have...
I attended Emanuele Cannistraci’s annual “International Apostolic Summit”—thirty “apostles and prophets” from all over the world sat around a big square table having a “round-table” discussion about this question: “What is God saying to the church in 2008?” There were...
Here’s what Jesus said about fasting: When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash...
I was an idealistic clueless young missionary/church-planter in 1989 when the ministry that sent me overseas decentralized/dissolved/self-destructed, and I was suddenly spiritually homeless. I was fortunate to be “adopted” by a man and his wife who became friends and...
Inspired by my Stupid Statement #1 blog and your responses, I’ve been thinking a lot about time and the future. Maybe that “live every day as if it were your last day” statement was not so stupid after all, since it inspired deep thought and meaningful discussion....
