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A Post-Election Post: Kings and Kingdoms Will All Pass Away
While my wife was watching the USA election results last night, I was on a Zoom call with an Every...
Discipleship
Racial Hypocrisy, Lunch, and the Gospel
Depiction of Paul writing his letters. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—This blog is the final installment of...
When Jesus Takes Your Lunch
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last week, I returned from our annual Every Nation Build Conference in...
Attracting Crowds or Making Disciples?
Blog, Discipleship, Leadership
TOKYO AIRPORT—Observing the life of Jesus in the gospels is often an abrupt and painful reality...
Leadership
The Church and Coronavirus: Four Lessons from History (Guest Post by William Murrell)
As the news about Coronavirus has increased, my son William and I have had many conversations...
My Top 10 Books of 2019
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Many years ago, when I was a young pastor, I heard someone say that if you...
My Top Ten Books of 2018
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—It’s that time of the year when I force myself to pick the Top 10 books that...
Family
Thoughts on Thirty-four Years
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Yesterday, Deborah and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. A lot has...
The Realities (and Truths) of Parenthood
My grandson and newest member of the Murrell family,William Stephen Murrell III. NASHVILLE,...
To Empower or Not to Empower? That Is the Leadership Question
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Because of my latest book, My First, Second & Third Attempts at Parenting,...
Books
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