The Disciplemaker Team 
“She’s from America and she’s married to the same husband, the father of all her children. He doesn’t even drink! And”—my neighbor, unaware that I could understand her Arab dialect, switched to a gossipy whisper—”they even pray and fast!” There …
Many of us have memories of our grandparents that made their family table particularly special. Ted Cunningham, author of Come to the Family Table, asked friends on Facebook to share their favorite memories around grandma’s table, and he was overwhelmed …
It was an amazing morning in September. Kevin Butcher, author of Choose and Choose Again arrived early for sound check in the chapel. He was here to speak with Tyndale employees, and his topic was what makes his hear burst–the …
Read moreAn author pauses to talk candidly offline, and here is what he said…
Soon after my conversion to Christianity, I began laboring in the work of ministry…I convinced myself during my initial days of salvation that busyness equaled holiness. If I was idle, I was sinning and God was mad at me. Couple …
Lessons learned throughout your life will become the underlying assumptions to guide you. Eventually, your ministry philosophy will hinge on these life leadership lessons. While all leaders operate from a ministry philosophy, effective leaders articulate it well. Here is a …
Like the discipline of doing nothing, the discipline of praying simply requires a great deal of faith. It is difficult to pray simple words, phrases, or nothing at all and believe that our Father is intimately attuned to our needs, …
Read more‘Abba, get me a bagel” and similar prayers that work
Neighboring is a lost art, but people have not lost a heart for it. Not by a long shot. That was the case for Lance and Sherri Ford. They wanted to reach out to their neighbors, and not just once …
Read moreHow Cornbread May Be the Bread of Life in Your Neighborhood
Have you been puzzled by the fact that you are a Christian and yet you continue to experience negative feelings and devastating defeat? Like many believers, you sometimes fall back under the influence of the evil one and live a …
Take the One Week of Worship Challenge! Have you ever longed to go deeper in your spiritual walk but felt stuck? Have you been confused about verses like “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James …