MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Why do bad things happen to good people? Most preachers have heard and attempted to answer that unanswerable question. Every weekend for the past three weeks in over 100 worship services in fifteen Metro Manila locations, Victory preachers...
PORTLAND, OREGON—It was a privilege to preach at City Bible Church during their Purple People (Purple Book) campaign and to teach WikiChurch discipleship principles at the Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) Focus Conference. I was glad to see Pastor Frank...
TOKYO, JAPAN—Eight-hour layover. Thinking about the 30th-anniversary celebration of Victory. Here’s my description of how and why it all started 30 years ago, in just 30 words. ——– 1984. MISSISSIPPI. Rice. Mission. Money? Partners. Passport. . . GO! MANILA. Traffic....
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—While on a recent Nashville to Manila flight, I couldn’t stop thinking about Victory‘’s 30th anniversary. As memory after memory flooded my mind, my face reacted accordingly. A smile. A chuckle. A tear. So many memories. Some painful, but mostly...
TOKYO AIRPORT—Preaching the gospel is a privilege. It is also a burden. And a calling. I have been a preacher since 1982. I love my job. I love to read, study, teach, and preach. Every day I am thankful that I get to do what I love. I am not a natural communicator. I...
MACAU—For the past week I have been on a small island, that looks and feels like a large casino. Every Nation Macau Church hosted our annual Asia Leadership Team meeting and a day later our China Discipleship Convergence. I wish I could blog about the reports I heard...
