Church… Humane Discipleship: Shepherds Rather than Manufactures 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026 Every philosophy of ministry is shaped by the metaphors we use. If we imagine the church as a classroom, discipleship becomes education. If we imagine the church as a business,…
Church… What is Humane Discipleship? 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026 In our previous article, I argued that the church must build its philosophy of discipleship around God's understanding of human beings. If we are finite, embodied, dependent, and often suffering…
Church… On Feeling Spiritually Exhausted 23 Jun 2026 Why do so many Christians seem spiritually exhausted? It's a common enough experience and of course the answers are diverse. For some, it is a season of life that God…
Church… Understanding Spiritual Growth 16 Jun 202618 Jun 2026 How do we evaluate spiritual health? The trends in Christian discipleship have tended to emphasize different things in extremes. On the one hand, spiritual health is measured by your knowledge.…
Discipleship… Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will Be Done 8 Mar 20228 Mar 2022 Why does the Lord's will often seem so difficult for us to accept? Most believers are not outright obstinate and rebellious. Generally speaking, we want to obey the Lord, and…
Discipleship Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy 12 May 202112 May 2021 In my own theological tradition there has always been a great emphasis on sound doctrine. This is a good emphasis for, after all, what you believe with regard to Scripture,…
Discipleship… Trust and Obey 9 Jun 2020 "There's no other way to be happy in Jesus," we are told, "than to trust and obey." These two responses are deeply intertwined but the way we understand their relationship…
Discipleship When Good Things Become Bad: Intelligence 10 Apr 201910 Apr 2019 "Too smart for his own good" is a strange phrase. What exactly does it mean to be so smart that it causes one harm? The general idea behind the phrase…
Discipleship… The Bible Questions Us 22 Jan 2019 Good reading involves asking questions of the text. Any effort to understand must wrestle well with the words on the page, and the relationship between ideas. We must seek to…
Discipleship The Warning and Hope of Philippians 3:17-21 9 Aug 2016 There is nothing quite as heartbreaking as watching people walk away from the faith. To watch people who you love reject God, deny the gospel, and leave the church is…
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