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Globally, the coronavirus is wreaking deadly havoc. Two days ago in Barcelona, a city that has never had a case of the virus—not one in the entire nation—they cancelled the largest technology convention in the world, 100,000 attendees. The deadly coronavirus centered in Wuhan, China, is now affecting the entire planet. I walked through the Hong Kong airport last Monday and saw half-full restaurants, half-empty flights, everyone in breathing masks. I wore a 3M N95-rated mask I had purchased at Lowe’s before I left. I took the precautions, wore the mask, wiped down surfaces, repeatedly used hand sanitizer. A flight attendant...

As Fr. Anthony Vu, a Vietnamese parochial vicar, conducted the 7am Sunday mass at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport Beach, a dad and his daughter slipped in the back to pray and receive communion. That was what Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi did on Sunday morning, January 26, just before boarding a helicopter to her game north of Los Angeles, California. A few hours later the world was shocked at news that the basketball legend, his daughter and six other friends perished along with the pilot in a terrible and tragic crash. More than all his awards and...

My dad taught me, “A half-truth is a whole lie.” Therein sits the largest issue for us. Our world operates in shadows and nuances of truth. It even has a name, “spin.” The Kingdom operates on bright, radiant, vivid truth. Truth is the result of being fully exposed to God’s Word. Immersing ourselves in the Word, the truth, causes our hearts to lean into truth. Men and nations are not great by virtue of their wealth, but by the wealth of their virtue.  Character is always the issue—in family life, marriage, profession, and in our success or failure as men and nations. And...

What started out as two pastors' summits is now five. Momentum is building in Vietnam. You and I are making a difference.  I was knocked out by the video made by the pastors in Ho Chi Minh City, posted below. Our brothers are working hard for the five major pastors summits coming up in just a few weeks. Will you help fulfill the dreams of hundreds of men, their families, and their churches? There's an opportunity at the bottom. There are so many reasons to be involved... Two more workbooks plus the book Strong Men in Tough Times are translated into Vietnamese. Wow. They are praying....

One of the great attributes of our faith in Christ is endurance. Paul said, “Your life will bear much fruit when you are strengthened by his power … which builds in you endurance and patience” (Col. 1).Every great runner, swimmer or athlete will tell you that one of the key ingredients of success is endurance. And, it doesn’t just happen. It is an act of our will to work and build it into our lives.Endurance is part of becoming more like Jesus—life as a disciple. Endurance, resilience and grit are built. Day by day. Habit by habit. I’m challenging you today to come...