LOVE AS I SAY, LOVE AS I DO
Before I ever sat behind the wheel, I had observed several rules for driving from my father. I learned that you could…
Made Whole by the Touch of Jesus
Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal…
Is Discipleship Required?
Dear Discipleship-first Friends. I turn 50 this year, which means that I have been in a conservative evangelical church for 50 years…
SAY IT AGAIN
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: You’ve made an announcement about an event or communicated about a direction your church is…
Let’s Go… Fishing for People!
After calling Andrew, Peter, James, and John to fish for people, Jesus embarks on several “fishing expeditions” with them. The first, in…
LOST IN TRANSLATION
In 2005, when I was a pastor, I traveled to China as part of a mission team from my church. I was…
Jesus is the Only Way to be Forgiven of Sin and Reconciled With God
One of the claims that people resist today is that Jesus is the only way to be forgiven of sin and reconciled…
Disciple-Making Begins Where You Are!
Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day.” Luke 4:31 NLT Right…
INTENTIONAL ALIGNMENT
I love my job! I read emails, texts, and have lobby conversations weekly with people who have great plans or ideas for…
Are you seeing God multiply your life?
Jesus’ final phase in His disciple-making strategy was multiplication. At this point in Jesus’ ministry, He pulled His disciples to a remote…
What Distorted the Importance of Relationships and Community?
Human beings were created for community. We aren’t meant to live our lives on our own. We are designed with both a…
INTENTIONALLY VULNERABLE
In my life and throughout my discipleship journey I have struggled with wanting to be perceived as being right more than wanting…
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