Discipleship… Singing the Language of the Kingdom 17 Apr 201417 Apr 2014 Music conjures up memories, elevates emotions, and cultivates passions. It's a powerful phenomena. Songs have a power unto themselves that can draw out all sorts of desires and dreams in…
Discipleship Tri-Perspectival Discipleship 1 Apr 20141 Apr 2014 He mentioned that he had been to Bible College more than once while he sat across from me. It was important for him to remind me that he “knew the…
Discipleship Deconstructing Contemporary Discipleship 25 Mar 2014 “Behind every pedagogy is a philosophical anthropology.” – James K.A. Smith (Desiring the Kingdom, 27) James K.A. Smith is convinced that what makes “Christian education” distinctly “Christian” is that it…
Discipleship… Developing Healthy Small Group Leaders 19 Mar 2014 Small groups are reflections of their leaders. That can be an absolutely terrifying thought if you're a leader. I possess all kinds of flaws and foibles, and even outright sin…
Discipleship On Pauls & Timothys 20 Feb 2014 I have drunk more cups of coffee with Frank Tallerico than I can ever count. I recall sitting in his office and dumping out my frustrations, asking him for counsel,…
Discipleship What is Discipleship? 13 Feb 201413 Feb 2014 There are a number of terms that our Evangelical culture throws around without a lot of definition or clarification. As a result we end up using words that we often don't understand.…
Discipleship Why Spend A Year Studying “Discipleship”? 6 Feb 2014 12 months is a long time to study a single topic. Every year I pick a single subject that I am going to dive into and study for the whole…
Discipleship… Small Groups and Spiritual Evaluations 29 Jan 2014 Pastoring 150 people and pastoring 1,000 people is really different. I mean of course it's not really different. People are people, and the same spiritual instruction from Scripture applies to…
Counseling… The Power of the Gospel for Real Change: Reflections on the Process of Sanctification from Colossians 2:20-3:5 (Part 3) 17 May 201318 May 2013 Are you embarrassed by the gospel? Paul wasn't. He understood that the gospel was the only real hope any man had. He wrote to the Romans saying, "For I am…
Counseling… The Power of the Gospel for Real Change: Reflections on the Process of Sanctification from Colossians 2:20-3:5 (Part 2) 9 May 201310 May 2013 Legalism is a soul-deadening misrepresentation of Christianity! My wife and I lived for years in a community that was plagued by dysfunctional Christianity, where the perception of most preachers and…
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