While reading Proverbs this morning I stumbled across an idea I can’t shake. “Better to be a nobody . . . than to pretend to be somebody. . .” (Proverbs 12:9) Why do we pretend to be what we are not? Why not just be who we are? Pretense is everywhere. That’s why you...
I just sent my final edit of the new and improved Purple Book to Zondervan. We have been working for six months with a Zondervan editor to make the Purple Book a little more user friendly for the non-religious. We’ve added a sentence here and there to explain concepts...
Last night was our annual “E412 Awards” honoring some of our 3000+ small group leaders who are making disciples in offices, homes, and coffee shops all over Metro Manila. (E412 is short for Ephesians 4:12.) After recognizing and honoring our small group leaders for...
Check out the new cover of what used to be our Biblical Foundations Bible study book on Zondervan’s website. Same format, same topics. New title, new cover. The plan is to distribute a million copies in the next few years at Newsboys concerts. Pray with us that...
Here is a quote from a recent Fortune magazine interview with Jim Collins (of Good to Great fame) followed by my comments. “Lasting excellence in corporations seems to stem less from decisions about strategy than decisions about people . . . the greatest decisions are...
48He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” Matthew 12:48–50 For Jesus,...
