Category Archives: Christian Discipleship
Teaching Life Change
It is fashionable today among church slogans and mission statements to hear phrases like “we exist to produce life transformation” or “our mission is to help people live changed lives”. There are many others that are common, but I think … Continue reading
A Great Bible Study Tool
I would like to share a link here to an article I wrote a while back for a friend’s website. In the article I give a review of the Logos Bible Software. I wrote the review from a busy pastor’s perspective. … Continue reading
Everybody Is A Worshipper
Here in the Bible Belt where I live there is a Christian sub-culture in which (as I state in my last post) most people would swear on their mother’s grave that God is #1 in their life. I would argue … Continue reading
Making Sense of Burnout
For over half of the past year, I have been in a season of life and ministry as a pastor that has been very difficult and confusing. Upon much self reflection and seeking counsel from others, I learned that what … Continue reading
Purpose-Driven Church Growth: Faulty Assumptions?
I write this with hesitation, because I don’t want to come across as arrogant and hyper-critical. I believe that a critical spirit is a sin and have seen its effects within the local church firsthand. However, to explain why I … Continue reading
Have You Read A Good Book Lately?
It is not unusual for my friends to ask me this question. Most people who know me know that I read alot of books. That has not always been the case, but what changed my attitude about it was that … Continue reading
Dying To Self
In regard to Christian Discipleship, the Bible makes a good number of statements about what is involved to really be a Disciple (i.e. follower) of Jesus Christ. One of the best known, but perhaps least understood of those statements is found … Continue reading
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A New Take On The Christian Life
There is an alternative the “Cultural Christianity” that has permeated the American Church for so long. One of my favorite Christian writers, Larry Crabb has written a book that exposes long-standing thought patterns within Christian circles, that have produced more … Continue reading
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