Please pray for the Merrick family. For those who don’t know Britt, he is one of the most effective Christian leaders in our nation and a dear friend. http://prayfordaisy.com/
My friend, Matt Redman, just released a song “Twenty Seven Million” where the hope is to shine as much light as possible on the problem of human trafficking. I encourage you to download the song. Twe...
“The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. Psalm 25:14” - We may be too quick to separate our fear of Him from our friendship with Him.
So much has happened over the past few weeks, but I never know when to update and when to keep silent… I’m still trying to understand the balance between leading by example and serving in private. ...
The banquet we threw was wonderful! I loved it! We were able to fit about 100 people, and everyone loved it! We had a photographer take some pictures of the guests. We printed them out and framed...
This is really sad… Many years ago I was deeply convicted while preaching through the book of Luke. When I got to Luke 14:12-14, I knew what I was supposed to do. I planned on doing it. I just ne...
After a great time of searching, learning, experimenting… I’m excited to begin a new phase in my life. While I’ve been ministering in a lot of different places and will continue to do so, I am now ...
Spent last week in Korea. Had a great time. Possibly my favorite speaking engagement ever! Such gracious and loving people, and it’s amazing how exhilarating it is to walk into a room where they s...
One of my favorite parts of speaking at this gathering was that the pastor had the whole congregation sing a song of blessing upon me before I spoke. Pretty humbling, but it also took a burden off m...
South Dakota? I was recently speaking at a Christian event in South Dakota. I had a great time, and they estimated that over 100,000 people attended. It surprised me when I found out that there are...
I spent the past couple of days participating and speaking at the City Impact conference in San Francisco. 700 of us (sorry to the hundreds turned away- we ran out of space) walked around the street...
FYI- I don’t facebook or twitter, so any Francis Chan tweets or facebook pages didn’t come from me. I’ll be sure to let everyone know from this website when I choose to do so. I have nothing agains...
“Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”” - John 11:40
Over the years, I’ve been convicted by passages that describe the unity Christ wants in His church (John 17, 1 John 4, 1 Corinthians 12, Philippians 2, Acts 2…). But whenever I’ve made efforts towar...
It was a pretty emotional morning for me. My wife and I dropped off our oldest daughter at the airport this morning. She’s 15 and flying to Thailand by herself to work at a rescue home for the next m...
This seems to be the first question everyone asks when they see me, so I’m posting the ministries I am currently involved with… 1) I’m working with my friends David Platt and Mark Beuving in develo...
“2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the s...
Had an amazing time this morning memorizing Ephesians 2:1-10. I was in tears as I meditated on the words of verse 4 “but God, rich in mercy…” So much I want to say about this passage. I wish I coul...
I’ve been convicted about my lack of scripture memorization over the past few years, so I decided to make it a competition. That always seems to motivate me… I’m racing my oldest daughter to see wh...
last one. I promise. I’m not one of those dads.
Another beautiful blessing from God! He is too good to me!
Our family welcomed our newest addition, Claire Love Chan, at 7:44 pm last night (5/30/11) weighing in at 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 19 inches long. Lisa and baby are doing great!
keep praying for our brothers and sisters in Iran!
Our baby should be born any day now. Pray for Lisa. I love her so much. Sometimes I get so caught up in my “mission” that I forget about the pressures placed on her. Not easy being a mother of fou...
(Post from April 12, 2011) Do Not Forget Them I woke up today at 3am, burdened for our brothers and sisters imprisoned in Iran. Please continue praying for them. If you go to www.elam.com, there ar...
““Oh God, you are my God; earnestly, I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”” - Psalm 63:1
(Post from March 14, 2011) Our friends in Iran are still in prison, so please keep praying for them… Some have been released but others are still suffering. Much of their time is spent in solitary ...
(Post from February of 2011) Please take the time to read and pray about the following articles. We need to be outspoken about these events and encourage everyone to be praying. http://www.elam.co...
(Post from January of 2012) Well, we moved to San Francisco last week… I believe this is where God wants my family and me at this time. We will spend the next few weeks learning about the various m...
“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us…” - Ephesians 3:20
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