Thursday is for Discipleship How Did Jesus Make Disciples? I think we can see the outlines of the process in the pages of the gospels. The term I use to describe that process is “intentional withness.” There was a “with me” quality to Jesus’ interaction and training of the disciples. Jesus choose them, then spent no … More What If We Did Spiritual Formation Like Jesus?
When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face. There is a place and pattern of refuge for those who are bearing a heavy load. May God help you and your friends going through difficult times find Him as an all satisfying Redeemer.
Wednesday is for Prayer Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart in the company of the upright, in the congregation. ( Psalm 111:1 ESV) What might happen to our corporate worship experience if we gave ourselves the evening before our assembling with the saints to meditating … More Giving Thanks with a Whole Heart
The mail just arrive and I just read the story of a young pastor in Pennsylvania giving props to his seminary in an interview conducted for the seminary’s constituents. Somehow, though I have never attended this particular seminary, I am on the mailing list. Here’s one of the questions in the interview: What are you … More Pastors in America are Failing Their Congregations
Prayer Changes Everything. A. W. Tozer on prayer’s ability to change a man.
Paying attention to the text of Psalm 107 Some observations filled with awe. Verses 6, 13, 19, 28 are identical Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress. Verses 8, 15, 21, 31 are identical … More He is a Hungry God
Musing on Saturday. (3 minute read) Why Spiritual Formation is a Bad Substitute for Discipleship Here’s my take on why the substitution of the term “spiritual formation” for “discipleship,” is not an improvement and actually exacerbates a problem the Church in America already has with the term discipleship. If we were to survey most American … More Evaluating “Spiritual Formation”: Is it a better term than “Making Disciples?”
Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish. Wouldn’t it be great if our churches were filled with disciples who were passionately engaged in doing what Jesus told them to do?
Sunday Musings This week I was busy with writing a long paper for a class in my doctoral program so I serialized an essay I wrote a couple of years ago in six parts. Unfortunately, I got two of the parts out of sequence! Opps! So If you want to read them in the right … More Redefining Who a Christian Is, Biblically of Course.
Weekend Links Enjoy your reading. Though I don’t agree with all, all of them will challenge your thinking. Have a great weekend. Growing as a Leader/ as a Believer Living a Gospel Saturated Life (Jared Wilson) Four Questions that Improve Your Leadership Thinking (Mark Howell) Growing Through Brokenness (Ron Edmondson) Why We Love C.S. Lewis … More Humbling Links; Challenging Links; Thought Provoking Links; Funny Links and much more.
