MANILA, PHILIPPINES—It seems like the doctrine of God’s grace is being preached, taught, blogged, and tweeted more than ever. That’s a good thing. But sometimes what is being preached, taught, blogged, and tweeted about grace is misunderstood, misapplied, and...
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—I have noticed a strange phenomenon in churches and businesses regarding leadership transitions. Too often otherwise great and successful leaders fail at transitioning the reigns to the next generation. Here are three important questions to...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA—Four days ago I was hanging out with Every Nation pastors from China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. I’m supposed to be mentoring these men, but when I am with them, I think I learn more than I teach. During lunch, a young Chinese pastor (in photo using EN...
DETROIT, MICHIGAN—Like all leaders, I have participated in never-ending staff meetings that wasted everyone’s time. I am also guilty of leading some useless meetings. Occasionally I find myself in a meeting that actually saves time and accomplishes much. No matter...
Note: I wrote this blog in the Tokyo airport on my Manila to Nashville flight a couple of days ago, but was not able to post until now. My alarm rang at 3:30 this morning. I’m not a morning person. Deborah is. Most mornings I stagger around like a cranky zombie. She...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Last night Deborah and I had dinner at the new home of some old friends. Before dinner, we got the grand tour. Wow! What a tour. We wanted to move into their guest room. Their beautiful new home was built by a team that included general...
