How to Win Your Prodigal Children

How to Win Your Prodigal Children

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...
The Greatest Accomplishment of the World’s Greatest Explorer

The Greatest Accomplishment of the World’s Greatest Explorer

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’...
How to Win Your Prodigal Children

Why We Need Big Brothers

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...
Our Christmas Eve Disaster

Our Christmas Eve Disaster

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....
Don’t Quit

Don’t Quit

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...
Pondering the Meaning of Life

Pondering the Meaning of Life

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...