I’m writing this from the “Acts 2″ conference at Willow Creek this week with my friend Willy Majaducon from the Philippines, and I’ve already had a few surprises. First, when I left home yesterday I grabbed my bag and drove frantically (seems to be my pattern) to get here on time, only to realize that [...]

Chris and I are traveling again this week (it’s really getting old, too - ask me sometime about our first night’s hotel experience in Branson - unbelievable!). However, this time it’s not for missions or even for ministry, and not even for a family vacation - it’s for our marriage relationship.
We’re in Branson, [...]

I was reading a John C. Maxwell book, “The Difference Maker” on the flight home from Turkey this week, and one quote just is too good not to share. John actually quotes it from an Adidas ad in the February 16, 2004 issue of ESPN The Magazine:

“Impossible is just a big word thrown [...]

Our service in Ankara, Turkey today was wonderful - and the day spent with Pastor Ihsan and his family was just a delight - Chris and I are both so convinced that THIS is the contact we’ve wanted for years in this almost totally unreached nation. I truly sense that this trip was just [...]

The conference close on Saturday was unbelievably touching - the house church leaders clapped and cheered at the end of our session; Chris cried at the outpouring of their love and then we prayed over them. I think they got into our hearts like no people have overseas since the Filipino’s back when we were [...]

We’re done for the day here and the last sessıon was even more enjoyable than the fırst. It’s been a long tıme sınce I’ve mınıstered to people who were any hungrıer or more grateful to receıve than these Persıan belıevers! After the last sessıon we were surrounded by those who wanted us to [...]

Our fırst sessıon ıs over, and the persıans were a delıght to teach - Chrıs used an object lesson (no surprıse there, eh?) and they enjoyed ıt so much, they clapped & laughed out loud!
The EQUIP conference coordınator estımates that 80% of those who are comıng to Chrıst (ıncludıng those we’re teachıng) do so because [...]

Well, we arrived at our destination in a ’safe’ Middle Eastern country this morning without fanfare - the flight from O’Hare was long, but uneventful (no real sleep, either, so we’re like the walking dead right now). We came immediately by minibus to our hotel as the house church leaders were just finishing a session [...]

Well, as promised, my son Brent and I went to Soldier Field last night to watch the Bears demolish the defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks, 37-6! It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, and I doubt I’ll be able to adequately describe it for you - but I do want to [...]

I was just driving down the road Friday like always, running some errands on my day off, when I switched on WYLL on my car radio and happened to catch Scott Thomas interviewing Joel Rosenberg, author of a new book called, “EPICENTER: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East will Change Your Future“. [...]