Imitate me
It is a simple, eight-word statement by the apostle Paul, but it sounds bold, brash, and arrogant to our ears: …
Category Archives: discipleship
Biblical Counseling and Discipleship Conference
This fall, our church is again hosting the Biblical Counseling and Discipleship Conference. This conference fulfills the requirements for the …
Grab bag
Some helpful articles and blog posts I’ve spotted recently: Mike Riccardi [“Learning to Suffer Well: Trusting God’s Absolute Sovereignty”] writes, …
Denying self and following Christ
Jesus: And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and …
The liberty of walking the narrow way
To follow Christ is to go down the narrow way. There is no broad pathway to Christ. Follow Christ and …
The Old Guys
Many years ago, another pastor challenged me to find a mentor: “You need someone ten or fifteen years older — …
Discipleship and grace
Here are two statements worth contemplating that hit my inbox this week. The first addresses the cost of nondiscipleship. We …
Who’s imitating you?
I remember the first time that I really noticed my first-born copying me. It was a seemingly insignificant activity — …
The cost of discipleship
The benefits of salvation are great and wondrous and are and should be spoken of in glowing and rich terms. …
Book Review: Bitesize Theology
Title: Bitesize Theology: the ABC of the Christian Faith Author: Peter Jeffery Publisher: Evangelical Press, 2000; 110 pp. $5.99 Recommendation …
Book Review: Big Truths for Young Hearts
Title: Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God Author: Bruce A. Ware Publisher: Crossway, 2009; …
Today’s Quote – Cheap Grace (Bonhoeffer)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship: Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, …
Sunday Leftovers (6/7/09)
After a sweet morning of worship in the renovated sanctuary, two ideas continue to roll around in my mind — …
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ
I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast, I’ve stepped over the line; …
Sunday Leftovers (7/27/08)
One of the reasons there is so much confusion about the gospel is that we have misunderstood and misapplied the …
