NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—A “Not Now!” sign is on my door all this week, a sign that everyone in the Every Nation office is ignoring. Try as I may, I obviously don’t intimidate anyone around here. I am in writing mode, working against a speeding deadline, trying to finish...
In 1984, the Guinness Book of World Records named Sir Ranulph Fiennes the “World’s Greatest Living Explorer.” That was at the beginning of his amazing career as an adventurer and explorer. Thirty years later, in his 70s, Fiennes hasn’t slowed down one bit. Fiennes’...
NOTE: While doing research for the parenting book I am trying to write, I stumbled on an old blog from deep in the archives that needed to be re-posted. Enjoy. “I’ll only go if James goes.” Jonathan, my five-year-old, absolutely refused to go to children’s church...
This blog was originally published in Evangelicals Today magazine over twenty years ago. Since then I have occasionally re-posted it in December. I thought some of you, especially those with small children or grandchildren, might find it helpful this time of year....
This is an odd blog title since it seems like I quit blogging. There are many reasons for my blog delinquency, but only one is legit, the others are just lame excuses. Here’s my respectable reason for my invisible blogs of late: most of my writing energy is being...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Yesterday, at over one hundred worship services in fifteen Victory Manila venues, we started a sermon series about the ultimate meaning of life-based on the Book of Ecclesiastes. Dozens of Victory preachers asked some deep questions and hopefully...