Answer: I am loved by God. What was your nickname when you were a child? What did your parents call you? What did your friends call you? How did that shape what you thought about yourself? Maybe you had self-confidence …
My second-grade teacher, Mrs. DeYoung, handed out pieces of paper one day while instructing us to “Draw a picture and write a description of what you want to be when you grow up.” We all knew that we would eventually …
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Have you ever thought about the difference between a steward and a trustee? In general, when we talk about finances in the church, we use the language of stewardship. However, stewardship can be a limited metaphor to talk about leveraging …
Most followers of Jesus recognize the importance of the Great Commission in Matthew 28. But what does that look like in our everyday lives? These three books will equip and empower you to be a disciplemaker—someone who intentionally uses the …
This article originally ran as the first post in the Rhythms of Disciplemaking three-part series, based on the book, Small-Batch Disciplemaking: A Rhythm for Training the Few to Reach the Many by David Sunde. The book offers seven rhythms (or …
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Listening to the daily COVID-19 news brings me a little bit of hope but also great sadness. The examples and inspiring words of those on the forefront fighting this disease often help, but we also need the words of Scripture, …
Let me tell you what I believe the need of the hour is. Maybe I should call it the answer to the need of the hour. I believe it is an army of soldiers, dedicated to Jesus Christ, who believes not only that He is God but that He can fulfill every promise He has ever made and that there isn’t anything too hard for Him. It is the…
In the heat and pressure of daily living, it’s easy to forget that God is present with us and to slide into self-referenced thinking in which we are consumed with what we want and how (stressed) we feel. Our minds flash from one thing to another as…
Grace is a lovely word; it promises kindness, favor, and goodwill. The word discipline, though, carries the connotation of training, strictness, and correction. Although these words seem unlikely companions…
When God went his Son to be born into the world, four hundred years had passed since the people had heard a word from the Lord. It’s difficult for me to wrap my mind around that much time, that much waiting. Not only…