Tag: Spiritual Formation

Two Words for One Biblical Term: How dissection obscures understanding.

June 24, 2010

Thursday is for Discipleship Earlier this week, Michael Fast visited the blog and asked this question:  “Isn’t evangelism part of discipleship? It seems like your definition of discipleship is dealing with people who are already evangelized hence the move away from interacting with people farther from God and focussing on people who are already fully … More Two Words for One Biblical Term: How dissection obscures understanding.

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Why Spiritual Formation is a Bad Substitute for Discipleship

June 3, 2010

Monday is 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 had with the term discipleship. If we were to survey most American Churches and ask what we mean by discipleship or spiritual formation, … More Why Spiritual Formation is a Bad Substitute for Discipleship

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If We Aren’t Fishing for Men, We Aren’t Following Jesus

May 27, 2010

Thursday is for Discipleship “Discipleship is evangelistic before it is formative.” I’ve written about this before (see here). When we fail to understand this we truncate the process of real spiritual formation that is truly biblical and Christ-like. Even as I write that sentence I become aware of another aspect of the problem. Words have changed … More If We Aren’t Fishing for Men, We Aren’t Following Jesus

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Four Types of Churches: With Apologies to the US Military

May 16, 2010

Monday Discussion All branches of the US Military are vital to any military action that the nation undertakes. All branches are filled with brave men and women who risk much to keep our nation safe. They (each branch) are designed to complement one another and accomplish the single task of victory. With apologies to the … More Four Types of Churches: With Apologies to the US Military

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Disciples or Admirers?

May 16, 2010

More Quotes from the Weekend Reading “We may see a wide variety of so- called Christians, but the Bible recognizes only one kind—disciples. Disciples are those people whose hearts burn with an unquenchable hunger for God, desiring to know Him better every day. They are not perfect, but they love Him and continue to draw near Him to learn … More Disciples or Admirers?

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Caring for Your Soul

May 13, 2010

Friday is for Heart Songs [From the archives of my old blog, August 25, 2009] Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and … More Caring for Your Soul

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Most Christians Have a Warped and Unfulfilling View of God

May 6, 2010

Friday is for Heart Songs The Joy of Slavery to God comes from knowing Jesus as  the Messiah. (Cf. Phil. 1:1) “Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus, …” Paul and Timothy describe themselves as Slaves of Christ Jesus.  The name “Christ Jesus” inverts the typical way of talking about Jesus.  Instead of Jesus Christ, … More Most Christians Have a Warped and Unfulfilling View of God

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Jesus’ Pattern is Impossible: So Let’s Just Give Up?

April 1, 2010

Everyday is for Discipleship See “How did Jesus Do it”  for the beginning of this thread. Five observations were briefly discussed concerning Jesus’ process of discipleship. He lived with them He conversed with them He modeled for them. He gave them responsibility. He left them. He did all of this with a determined purpose which … More Jesus’ Pattern is Impossible: So Let’s Just Give Up?

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