MANILA, PHILIPPINES—A while back I posted a blog that included a rant about hard work that was inspired by my observation that some ministers and businessmen seem to believe that hard work is not compatible with the gospel. Christians with a functioning work ethic...
TUGUEGARAO, PHILIPPINES—Last Saturday I flew from Manila to Tuguegarao, then drove to Aparri to meet my friend, Ferdie Cabiling (a.k.a. The Running Pastor) at the finish line of his epic 2500 kilometer (1400 miles) run across the Philippines. Ferdie’s goal was to run...
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO—(I wrote this blog a couple of weeks while visiting our Every Nation church in NM.) Does the doctrine of grace nullify the law? Does God still expect us to at least attempt to obey his word? The way some people preach grace today makes it seem...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—It is common in some modern ministry circles, to not only accept, but to actually celebrate low expectations and smallness. Big vision is considered arrogant and status quo is confused with humility. While some visionaries are certainly arrogant...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—In one of my all-time favorite movie scenes, Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a mentally challenged young man nicknamed “Radio” who is being mentored by a high school football coach played by Ed Harris. Coach and Radio are eating in a diner. When they...
TOKYO, JAPAN—Earlier this week I was in Kuala Lumpur speaking to Asian megachurch pastors at the 2015 Asia Leaders Summit. With all due respect to my megachurch pastor friends, I would much rather spend three days with regular church pastors. Three days with...
