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Discipleship
I received an email this week containing lessons learned from my mom. Can you identify with any of these lessons: My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION: “Just wait until your father gets home.” My Mother taught me about RECEIVING:. “You… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, we noticed something frustrating about our vacuum cleaner—that instead of picking up dirt, dust, and various tidbits of unwanted elements, it was spitting them all out in an avid display of “economic redistribution” all over our… Continue Reading →
Joshua chapter 3-4 records the history of the Israelites crossing the Jordan River. No bridge, no boats, no animals to ride on… just a “repeat performance” by the Lord of making the water stand up on either side of a… Continue Reading →
John Rosemond provides biblical advice to help parents as they train their children: Because it is the most character-building, two-letter word in the English language, children have the right to hear their parents say “No” at least three times a… Continue Reading →
O, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you… Continue Reading →
Many of us do not face the challenges the Apostle Paul faced as he was bringing the Gospel to those who had not heard. It was difficult and dangerous work and he needed a capable work force to accomplish the… Continue Reading →
God designs what we go through, we decide how we go through it. We don’t always have a choice about the circumstances we face, but we can choose our attitude in those circumstances. Viktor Frankl instructs us in Man’s Search for… Continue Reading →
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery When you have… Continue Reading →
To my God a heart of flame; To my fellow man a heart of love; To myself a heart of steel. ― Augustine of Hippo Augustine gives us a comprehensive picture of what our attitude should be toward God, others,… Continue Reading →
What is the distinguishing characteristic of a disciple of Jesus? Your initial response may be to consider their spiritual life. How many verses have they memorized? How involved are they in Christian work? Although these are good practices, Jesus revealed… Continue Reading →
Years ago in flight school a friend introduced me to The Navigators Topical Memory System. I started memorizing two verses a week and God changed my life from the inside out. The Psalmist teaches us, Your word I have treasured… Continue Reading →
The short-term easy leads to the long-term difficult, while the short-term difficult leads to the long-term easy. There is a temptation to take the easy route and enjoy instant gratification, but we must remember that delayed gratification often carries the… Continue Reading →
There are many ways that people may go astray. As you look at your life, you may see pathways that have led you astray. God informed the prophet Jeremiah of two fundamental empty pathways that His people have taken. These… Continue Reading →
For about a year now, I’ve been dwelling on Psalm 23, particularly the metaphor of God as the believer’s shepherd. It is marvelously rich and comforting! Indeed, even Charles Spurgeon, the famous “prince of preachers”, referred to the verses of… Continue Reading →
The title of this blog post comes from a statement by relationship and marriage expert Dr. John Gottman. His research indicates that couples wait an average of six years of being unhappy before getting help. Couples have built up resentment for… Continue Reading →
