“Violence unmakes the world, but preemptive love has the power to unmake violence.” – Jeremy Courtney Jeremy Courtney is the founder and CEO of Preemptive Love Coalition, which brings relief to families fleeing war in Syria and Iraq. They help refugees rebuild …
Our best times together as a family are at dinner. At home after a meal, we push our dishes aside and linger together over coffee or hot chocolate. We have no particular agenda; we simply enjoy one another. Listening, talking, …
We just experienced Easter weekend. Did you really learn the story of resurrection? Or were you too distracted by the Easter eggs? Let’s find out! [os-widget path=”/disciplemaker/how-well-do-you-know-easter” of=”disciplemaker” comments=”false”]
While on this journey I keep thinking of those who suffer injustices in the world—the brave, super Christian heroes. I was going to tell the stories of those people in far-off lands doing extraordinary things. Stories that are helpful and …
Have you ever found yourself in conversation with one of your children, or someone you have known for years, and you suddenly forget their name? It’s so embarrassing to be Dad to three adult males and on occasion call them …
Embrace this God-life. Really embrace it., and nothing will be too much for you. The following excerpt is from the introduction of Eugene Peterson’s The Message of Easter. The bible is an epic story spanning thousands of years. It is …
Our natural desire to pray comes from Creation. We are made in the image of God. Our inability to pray comes from the Fall. Evil has marred the image. We want to talk to God but can’t. The friction of …
Every day, in one way or another, Mother taught her three sons that “God’s word,” the Holy Story, is the way that guides us, the truth that saves us, and the love that fills us. My mother’s Bible was an …
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Resting in God’s presence is one of the most important and one of the most difficult things we will ever learn to do. I went on retreat to an old monastery with my friend James, an Anglican priest. It was …