05.08.2006 – Orphans – 3 Comments on Jesus wants to break your heart Jesus wants to break your heart You don’t really belong to Jesus in the sense that he can control your actions on a daily basis until he ha… Read Post
05.08.2006 – Portraits of Disciplers – 1 Comment on One of my best stories of radical disciple-making One of my best stories of radical disciple-making God has brought so many wonderful eager beavers into my life who have said, “Just tell me what to do and I’ll do it.”… Read Post
05.07.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – No Comments on What advice do you have on doing devotions? What advice do you have on doing devotions? A reader asked me the question: “What advice do you have on doing devotions?” My response was this: OK, let’s be… Read Post
05.06.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – No Comments on How do you make big, scary life & death decisions? How do you make big, scary life & death decisions? This afternoon I got a call from one of our leaders who discovered that one of the participants on his trip was “seri… Read Post
05.06.2006 – Missions – 3 Comments on Persecution up close and personal in India Persecution up close and personal in India Yesterday, I received word about my friend and ministry partner in India, Samuel Thomas, who was released from prison… Read Post
05.05.2006 – Discipling – 1 Comment on My cyber-discipling experiment: an interim report My cyber-discipling experiment: an interim report I’ve cleared the following report with my cyber-disciples (so called because we transacted everything by email). So, … Read Post
05.04.2006 – Short-term missions – 2 Comments on The future of short-term missions The future of short-term missions Last month I wrote this article for a missions magazine on the future of short-term missions: Another good article… Read Post
05.04.2006 – My Life – 2 Comments on Where is God in the midst of tragedy? Where is God in the midst of tragedy? There are no great answers when tragedy hits. As a parent of a child who has been suddenly killed, you’re left si… Read Post
05.03.2006 – Missions – 1 Comment on 8 lessons for aspiring missionaries 8 lessons for aspiring missionaries Tony Sheng chimed in on my last blog – so I checked out his blog. That’s what we bloggers do. He points to another … Read Post
05.03.2006 – My Life – 1 Comment on Bless your mother Bless your mother My 71 year-old Mom is traveling with my Dad to Afghanistan for a month-long mission to help the Afghans. I aspire to … Read Post
05.02.2006 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 2 Comments on Hurt people hurt people – the zombie phenomenon Hurt people hurt people – the zombie phenomenon I was sitting at a bar ordering lunch at a restaurant in a small airport in Texas when the lady behind the counter ac… Read Post
05.01.2006 – Youth Ministry – 2 Comments on Youth pastors choosing the road less traveled Youth pastors choosing the road less traveled Jesus called us to be radicals resisting a flawed religious order. It was flawed in his day and in many quarters, it … Read Post
04.30.2006 – Parenting – No Comments on Reconciling with your kids Reconciling with your kids My friend Betty wrote me the following: “I listened to a sermon tape a while back that was part of a parenting ser… Read Post
04.30.2006 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 126 Comments on Stories of God raising people from the dead Stories of God raising people from the dead David Hogan looks the part of the simple missionary from Louisiana he has been for years (to Indians in the hinterlan… Read Post
04.30.2006 – Radical Living – 1 Comment on You have to be a little crazy to follow Jesus You have to be a little crazy to follow Jesus I was reading my favorite devotional book today and saw this great thought: If the world is sane, then Jesus is ma… Read Post
04.28.2006 – My Life – 12 Comments on I’m in paradise today – guess where that is I’m in paradise today – guess where that is I’m on vacation. Here’s where we’re going today. Let’s have a contest, where in the world is this? (contest rules: yo… Read Post
04.28.2006 – Parenting – 8 Comments on Too many parents are far too over-protective Too many parents are far too over-protective I believe in risk. It’s an essential part of good parenting. I don’t fully understand why, but this lesson is lost on… Read Post
04.27.2006 – My Life – 5 Comments on Five of my daughter’s friends just died last night Five of my daughter’s friends just died last night Four Taylor University classmates of my children Seth and Estie were tragically killed last night as they returned to… Read Post
04.26.2006 – Missions – 1 Comment on You can’t believe what a mess New Orleans still is You can’t believe what a mess New Orleans still is I’d seen mile after mile of neighborhoods with trash piled high outside. I’d talked to residents, prayed with them an… Read Post
04.25.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 2 Comments on Barriers to spiritual coaching Barriers to spiritual coaching From one of our overseas staff members: “It’s has been very hard not having discipleship here. There is no one I’ve … Read Post
04.24.2006 – Leadership – No Comments on The art of the 24-hour board meeting The art of the 24-hour board meeting Anybody in ministry needs to understand the basics about boards – I’ve watched boards wreck ministries and I’ve made … Read Post
04.23.2006 – Church – 1 Comment on 15 Theses of Church (part 2) 15 Theses of Church (part 2) 8 – Out of the hands of bureaucratic clergy and on towards the priesthood of all believers No expression of a New … Read Post
04.22.2006 – Short-term missions – 27 Comments on Why does the idea of a missions cruise turn my stomach? Why does the idea of a missions cruise turn my stomach? Here’s an idea that I found oxymoronic: a “missions cruise.” I received this email about it just now: “Discover… Read Post
04.21.2006 – Church – 3 Comments on 15 Theses of Church 15 Theses of Church Wolfgang Simpson wrote this – see if it doesn’t challenge you (8 more points coming in the next blog). 1 – Christi… Read Post
