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Top Ten Books I Read in 2017
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—It’s often said that “reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”...
Discipleship
Top 5 Life Lessons (for now)
Blog, Discipleship, Leadership
After church in KL last Sunday, one of the Malaysian pastors asked me: “After so many years in...
That’s Not How Jesus Did Discipleship
Too often the church in the West requires believers to jump through so many man-made hoops before...
Discipleship Is a Process Not a Class
Discipleship is a process—not a book, a class, or a small group meeting. Books, classrooms, and...
Leadership
Weirdness Is Not a Fruit of the Spirit
PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES—Last weekend, Deborah and I drove to San Fernando, Pampanga, for our Central...
Faith or Fear?
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the...
5 Leadership Lessons from an Orphan Girl Who Saved a Nation
The Bible. I watched it last night on History Channel. I read it this morning in my favorite...
Family
Update from the ICU
I spoke to Mom this morning. She is still in the ICU. It was sad to hear her voice sounding...
Critical, but Stable in the ICU
I spoke to both my brothers at midnight (Manila time) last night. They were not sure if Mom would...
Pray for My Mom
A couple of hours ago, (about 3:00 a.m. Mississippi time) my brother called to inform us that my...
Books
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