Discipleship

The Core of Discipleship

People make disciples. That was the charge given to us by Jesus. And disciples aren’t made at a distance.

Fight the Good Fight

Some things that happen in ministry are so absurd that if we can’t laugh, the weight will crush our soul.

Amy Orr Ewing: The As/So Dynamic

Without love, all our accomplishments, efforts and breakthroughs are just noise.

A Clear Definition of Repentance

Repentance is about faith. That’s important to note because rarely, if ever, do we feel like repenting. We don’t; we feel like sinning.

Staying True to Your Calling

"Scanning what other churches are doing can be helpful, but it can also derail you from your calling."

Take Time To Savor God’s Word

Reading the entire Bible in a year is like seeing Europe in a week: You will notice a lot of things you don’t see from ground level, but it’s no way to get to know a country.

How Can We Discern Between Hearing God and Hearing What We Want to Hear?

The voice many people hear above God’s is the voice of their own hurt, pain, disappointment, upbringing, bad experiences with churches, impatience with others’ faults, independence, a desire to do everything their way, etc.

Where Can Christians Find Courage?

The Christian finds courage not from some inner reservoir; we find courage when we know the God of the universe.

Stewardship of Nature

Politicization has invaded our thinking to such a degree that when it comes to environmental concerns and challenges, responsibilities and commitments, we think about our political moorings before we look to what the Bible actually says.

When Christian Morals Conflict With Job Policies

If the company is asking you to sin against another person, then you are running in direct conflict with the commands of God.

How Can We Remain Humble While Pursuing Humility?

What we need is to be so gripped by Jesus and His grace that we truly forget about ourselves. Why would we want to think about ourselves, the lesser, when we can think about Him, the infinitely greater?