The Disciplemaker Team 
In November 2014, Benjamin Watson, then a tight end with the New Orleans Saints, posted a Facebook essay expressing the different emotions he felt after a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury voted not to indict a white police officer, Darren Wilson, …
What I hate about community: It takes me away from getting stuff done, and I value getting stuff done. I struggle with social anxiety, and I get uptight around people. Watching shows like Downton Abbey gives me community vicariously—all of …
“My wife’s friend Jackie is battling cancer,” Don Musser wrote in the text he sent along with this picture, “and she got the first of your prayer journals.” It was a joy to see Don’s wife, Carole, and her friend …
Isaiah 9:2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. For those who lived in a land of deep shadows— light! sunbursts of light! You repopulated the nation, you expanded its joy. Oh, they’re so glad in …
Contrary to the song lyrics, it’s not the most wonderful time of the year for many of us. The jingle bell merriness of the season is like an out-of-tune gong for those grieving the deaths of family members or friends, …
When Jesus said “come follow me,” he wasn’t heading to Sunday school. He was on his way to heal the sick, befriend a tax collector, stand up for an adulteress, and proclaim good news to the poor. Discipleship and mission …
When Jesus said “come follow me,” he wasn’t heading to Sunday school. He was on his way to heal the sick, befriend a tax collector, stand up for an adulteress, and proclaim good news to the poor. Discipleship and mission …
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We rush through life, barely slowing down to experience our days. But time is a gift that we sometimes forget we’ve been given. Rediscover the gift of time in 2017 through the Jewish and Christian holidays. From the weekly Sabbath …
Christianity Today has unveiled their book of the year awards, and the winner for the Discpleship Book the of the Year is Crossing the Waters by Leslie Leyland Fields! “Drawing from a trip to Israel and from her family’s lives …
