When Deborah and I started vocational ministry in the early 1980s, we didn’t know much and we had almost no training, but we were taught how to “fight the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). My generation of church planters and campus missionaries generally...
In the last few years, it seems like the world has experienced a deepening polarization in politics. In the two countries where I spend the majority of my time—the Philippines and the US—recent elections have been increasingly controversial, dividing people into...
If you have been around Every Nation for even a short amount of time, you have heard us repeatedly quote Matthew 28:19: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” Being a global family of churches called “Every Nation,” this verse is obviously a core rallying...
When I was a kid, my mom used to repeat the old adage, “If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all.”Wise words. There is so much power in what we say. The words we use have the ability to either build up or tear down.Because of the lunatic...
I recently watched the new biopic Elvis about American music legend Elvis Presley. I had not been particularly interested in him prior to the movie, but it was so captivating that I began thinking more about its message and the tragedy of Elvis’ short life.In the...
Somewhere between the Word of Faith “prosperity gospel” and the monastic poverty vow, we find the biblical truth of prosperity. Biblical prosperity has less to do with salary amount and/or wristwatch brand and more to do with attitude and motive.Many today accuse the...
