Discipleship Discipleship Requires Humility 17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015 My posts this week are focused on Matthew 28:16-20 (NIV). Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw…
Discipleship Say What??? 16 Aug 201516 Aug 2015 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came…
Books… Knowledge Puffs Up; Charity Edifies 14 Aug 201514 Aug 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 8: Knowledge Puffeth Up; Charity Edifyeth I was happy to receive your letter, and to find you sharing with me so simply and openly everything that…
Discipleship What do you think? 11 Aug 2015 I fear that the church has been growing fans of Jesus instead of disciples of Jesus. We shouldn't confuse one for the other.
Discipleship Po, Patriots, Fans, and Disciples 11 Aug 201512 Aug 2015 The evangelical church in America has been very good at getting Christians educated. It has also been very successful in making good teaching available and accessible to people. We are…
Discipleship Discipleship is an Apprenticeship 10 Aug 201510 Aug 2015 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra,…
Discipleship A Jedi, a Panda, and Timothy 9 Aug 20159 Aug 2015 What do Luke Skywalker, Po the Panda, and Timothy have in common? They were all mentored by great masters. Luke Skywalker learned how to be a Jedi Knight from Obi…
Books… True Goodness Is Only Reached by Abandonment 7 Aug 20157 Aug 2015 Its Fénelon Friday! LETTER 7: True Goodness Is Only Reached by Abandonment Evil circumstances are changed into good when they are received with an enduring trust in the love of…
Discipleship Discipleship is Relational (Part 2) 3 Aug 20153 Aug 2015 Discipleship is relational. It is personal. It is life-on-life. You cannot disciple in a biblical sense from a distance. It is up close and personal. Discipleship is relational because love…
Discipleship Discipleship is Relational (Part 1) 2 Aug 20152 Aug 2015 This summer the focus of my posts has been on discipleship. Being a disciple of Jesus is encapsulated in these three things: loving God, loving others (the Great Commandment), and…