Thursday is Discipleship The idol factory we call our hearts is constantly turning out new gods for us to worship and bow down to. New images and trinkets and toys to give our attention and allegiance to and draw our hearts away from the one true God. Tozer reminds us that all idolatry starts with … More Tozer on Idolatry
Thursday is for Discipleship The literary cadence of authors now 200 years dead is often foreign to our ears. But that does not mean that wisdom is absent. The quote below requires some concentration. But it is a wise reminder that every forward movement for the gospel from our ministries is only possible by the … More Effective Ministry is Only by Grace
Some years ago, in a community I was serving there was a rash of suicides. Situations like that always send pastors to the word of God for appropriate words to deal with the aftermath left behind for the families of those who have lost or nearly lost, a loved one. It was during that season … More Suicide and the Bible
Thursday is for Discipleship Homosexual activists will not be pleased with this posting. The following is a brief article from Kairos Journal documenting the murder and martyrdom of missionaries to Uganda who would not relent and participate in homosexual activity. Present-day Christians in Uganda who resist the worldwide push for acceptance of homosexuality as an … More Standing Up and Dying for What is Right
You don’t have to be Catholic to recognize the wisdom of Mother Teresa and this young man speaking for Life Side News. You just have to be a Bible reader and a lover of Christ. I agree with every word and every connection made. The culture of death that enables, supports and normalizes the murder … More A Christmas Meditation from the Words of Mother Teresa
Thursday is for Discipleship The following is from Kairos Journal and I am delighted to pass it on. Not because I have mastered its suggestion, but because it happens to be something I have been studying this year and seeking to make progress in myself. I have a long way to go. Adoniram Judson served … More Making Time for Prayer in a Overly Busy Life
Thursday is for Discipleship The following is from the online Tozer Devotional site and was written by A.W. Tozer. Some issues change from age to age but the big issues never change. Evil will continue to grow and must be opposed with love. That is our call, responsibility and joy. That’s A.W. there on the … More Our Task: Lovingly Opposing Evil in a World Gone Mad
Our present age would be wise to listen to the wisdom of great Christians of the past. Wilberforce was mightily used of God, along with others, to end the slave trade in England half a century before it ended in America. In the past few years there has been a resurgence of interest and writing … More The Social Benefit of Religious Faith
Thinking on Leadership Back in early September, my wife and I were able to get away for a four-day visit with Bill and Bev Bauer in Tennessee. Bill is a retired Civil Engineer and former Vice President of one of the largest engineering firms in the country, Chicago Bridge and Iron or CBI. He is also … More Are You an A or B Leader?
Thursday is for Discipleship Take more time than it takes to read these three paragraphs. Take some time to think, think hard about what is written here. Bracketed comments [ ] are my own. “…..Early believers desired transformation of the lost more than they desired comfort for themselves. The emphasis on seeing people changed by … More Early Believers Loved the Lost More than They Desired Comfort
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