ATLANTA, GEORGIA—I recently attended the memorial service of an old friend, Brady Clark. He was my age. And he was way too young to die. Almost three decades ago, Brady preached at Victory Manila. After all these years I still remember the gist of his sermon: “It...
I guess the last day of the year is as good as any other day to start blogging again. Another year has ended, and another is about to start. Now is the time to look back and thank God for a great year. In my opinion, 2013 was one of the best years ever! Of course, I...
QUESTION. Are pastors equipping parents to disciple their children, or are they hiring youth pastors and kid’s ministers to do what parents should do? In other words, are we outsourcing discipleship to paid professionals, while inadvertently relegating parents to the...
FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE, USA—After a long flight from Manila, Deborah and I landed in Nashville Friday afternoon. Despite jet lag, Saturday morning I got up and drove to Bethel Franklin for our third Saturday of the month Men’s Discipleship (and breakfast). James Starr,...
When it comes to work ethic, I was raised old-school by a West Texas dad who felt it was his parental duty to teach the next generation the value of minimum wage, back-breaking, manual labor. The first job he arranged for me was digging ditches. That’s right, my dad...
BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY, PHILIPPINES—Woke up early this morning. Jet lag makes me feel real spiritual, for a few days anyway. I watched the sunrise. Beautiful sight from my sixteenth-floor apartment. Once the jet lag wears off I won’t see the sunrise anymore. I’m not...
