The Disciplemaker Team 
Change—the kind of change inherent to the church’s mission, change on a cultural and spiritual level—begins with the church’s demonstration of love. To ask what that demonstration of love looks like, however, is to ask the wrong question. I believe …
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The day started out like a scene from The Sound of Music. We had spent the morning in American Basin, an 11,600-foot-high alpine paradise nestled in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The meadow was full of mid-summer wildflowers, just …
I greet you with the grace and peace poured into our lives by God our Father and our Master, Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:2 Some of you are frustrated. I know you are. You’re all about action. You’re like, “I know, …
Our dark emotions are stained emblems of the sure, solid image of God. Our ugliest, most destructive emotions reflect something of the glory of God; consequently, they reflect, however poorly and darkly, the glory and honor of our humanity. They’re …
We have enjoyed a mild winter in the Midwest. Even though it’s March, there are people running outside wearing just a tee shirt and shorts. They trot along with an easy gate, not wary of slipping on ice. The ground …
“My wife is always saying she wants me to be more romantic, but frankly, beyond flowers and candy, I don’t know what that looks like.” Many of us can relate to this statement. And not just husbands. Wives are confounded …
Cynicism is, increasingly, the dominant spirit of our age. When I say that cynicism is the spirit of the age, I mean it is an influence, a tone that permeates our culture, one of the master temptations of our age. …
Have you ever been in love with someone who constantly kept you at an emotional arm’s length? It was torture, wasn’t it? And yet we sometimes do the same thing to God. God wants to be our first love because …
Read moreIs Your Relationship with God More of a Transaction than Conversation?
by Michael Frost Most church vision and mission statements sound great. They usually include clear biblical values and are crafted to be interesting and memorable. But what difference do they actually make? Recent research suggests that rather than value statements …
The daily examen was developed centuries ago by Ignatius Loyola. It is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of your day in order to detect God’s presence and discern God’s direction in your life. It’s a way to …