Discipleship “As a son with his father,” part 3 10 Jan 20179 Jan 2017 And to conclude these thoughts on discipleship.... One of the biggest problems in the Church today is the spiritual equivalent of a “failure to launch.” Do you know what I…
Discipleship “As a son with his father,” part 2 9 Jan 20178 Jan 2017 Picking up where I left off yesterday morning... The Great Commandment tells us what the godly life looks like; a life of love for God and a love for our…
Discipleship “As a son with his father” 8 Jan 20177 Jan 2017 Motherhood and fatherhood are woven into our DNA as women and men. God’s first command to Adam and Eve was to be fruitful and multiply: i.e., be a father and…
Discipleship… Being Children of the Light 7 Jan 20177 Jan 2017 If you read my post, "Soul Cutting" from yesterday, then you would probably understand that today has been very busy and (to be truthful) draining and difficult. I have no…
Discipleship… The Fear of Discipleship 5 Jan 20174 Jan 2017 Found this one in the archives of Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth. Originally posted way back in 2012 when my main follower was my mom. Since there has been the…
Discipleship… Discipleship Assumes Incarnation 4 Jan 2017 Recently I've been seeing and reading posts and comments related around the need to show love, grace and mercy to people who are broken, lost, and marginalized--both inside and outside…
Discipleship… For where your treasure is… 27 Dec 201627 Dec 2016 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew 6:21, NIV). It is no secret that I enjoy a pipe or cigar. In fact, right now I…
Discipleship Lessons from the Pats 26 Dec 201625 Dec 2016 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (John 1:5, NIV). So on Christmas Eve afternoon, we had the Patriots Jets game on at the…
Discipleship Dealing with Shame 20 Dec 201619 Dec 2016 The spiritual medicine for guilt is forgiveness. The medicine for shame is love. When we come across a person who is struggling with shame it often means learning to love…
Discipleship Something to think about… 8 Dec 20168 Dec 2016 I have been told that the seed for a Chinese Bamboo tree spends five years in the ground before it sprouts, but once it does in the next three weeks it…