Thursday is for Discipleship There is a myth in the Christian community that goes something like this: “If we really live passionately for and like Jesus, the world will beat a path to our doors and follow us to Jesus.” It’s a myth. The reality is that if we follow Jesus, really follow Jesus, not … More What if Jesus Really is the Lord?
Thursday is for Discipleship How do we disagree agreeably? Here’s some help from three men I respect. In an age of fractured accountability, learning how to approach and allowing others to approach us when disagreements arise is an important skill to learn
Thursday is for Discipleship Updated re-post: I am busy with a doctoral class and all my gray matter is focused on other tasks, so I thought it might be a good time to re-post something from the archives. Personal Note: I have never seen and will never see any episode, and I hope the show … More Desperate Housewives Revisited
This post continues a theme begun here. There is a growing movement to find “multiple salvations” in the Bible. It is all part of the “that’s-your-truth” mentality of the relativistic age in which we live. But I don’t think looking at “multiple salvations” is helpful or consistent with a solid hermeneutic of Scripture. The Savior … More City Transformation and Justice is Not Enough (Part 2)
Thursday is for Discipleship In the book Follow Me: Experiencing the Loving Leadership of Jesus, Jan David Hettinga, writes: “Jesus did not call the cross or His death and resurrection the good news. For Jesus, the kingdom was the good news. The magnificent work of the cross is the beginning. Atonement, reconciliation, redemption, justification, and … More Do Good, But Start with and Never Forget the Priority of Proclamation
Thursday is for Discipleship The day would end with Peter walking on water but it began with John’s head on a platter. His cousin had just been brutally murdered and he knew that his own brutal death was approaching. When the news came, he wanted to get away so he withdrew to a place of … More It Began with John’s Head on a Platter
Thursday is for Discipleship The sad state of the church in America is illustrated in the following quote from Peter Feuerherd’s Holyland USA, (2006): The women of Wisteria Lane [Desperate Housewives] created must-see Sunday nights all over blue and red America. Their behavior was far from holy, but evangelicals watched as much as anyone else … More Discipling Men in a Desperate Housewives World
Monday Discussion As we drove back from Michigan together on Sunday, I was reading J.C. Ryle’s A Call to Prayer: An Urgent Plea to enter into Secret Place out loud to my happy-to-be-driving wife. I came across this arresting quote on page 5. “I believe that thousands never utter a word of prayer at all. They eat. … More Behaving Like Creatures without Souls
Monday Discussion Question: If the gospel of the King and his Kingdom is not a joy of inestimable value to me, am I a disciple of Christ? (cf. Mt. 13:44-46)
Thursday is for Discipleship (Listening to Jesus Series) There is a value to the gospel and of Christ that is beyond calculation. That is the point of Jesus’ parables in Matthew 13:44-46 (ESV). “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy … More What is the Value of the Kingdom of God?
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