{"id":6544,"date":"2019-04-13T07:28:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T12:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?page_id=6544"},"modified":"2023-06-27T20:01:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:01:58","slug":"discipleship-journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/discipleship-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Discipleship Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-10384 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-10384 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-10384\" class=\" wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-7356 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-grow tag-discipleship-journal tag-encouragement tag-faith tag-missionaries tag-missions\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2020\/01\/how-to-rise-above-discouragement\/\"  title=\"How To Rise Above Discouragement\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/01\/man-on-couch.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2020\/01\/how-to-rise-above-discouragement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How To Rise Above Discouragement<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2020\/01\/how-to-rise-above-discouragement\/\" title=\"5:51 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-01-15T17:51:11-06:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">January 15, 2020<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While I was general director of the\u00a0Overseas Missionary Fellowship, on one occasion I was to go to a conference of our missionaries in one of our fields. It was a&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"How To Rise Above Discouragement\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2020\/01\/how-to-rise-above-discouragement\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-7287 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-grow tag-discipleship-journal tag-memorizing-scripture\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/12\/the-wrong-reasons-for-memorizing-scripture\/\"  title=\"The Wrong Reasons For Memorizing Scripture\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/12\/confused-kid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/12\/the-wrong-reasons-for-memorizing-scripture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Wrong Reasons For Memorizing Scripture<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/12\/the-wrong-reasons-for-memorizing-scripture\/\" title=\"5:33 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-12-17T17:33:33-06:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">December 17, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2022-05-10T16:52:57-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">May 10, 2022<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are the top 7 wrong reasons to memorize scripture: Because the group does it and demands it. One man I know confessed to his businessmen&#8217;s group, &#8220;I was memorizing&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"The Wrong Reasons For Memorizing Scripture\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/12\/the-wrong-reasons-for-memorizing-scripture\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-7165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-go tag-charity tag-discipleship-journal tag-love\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/charity-the-quiet-virtue\/\"  title=\"Charity, The Quiet Virtue\"><img width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/woman-holding-change.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/charity-the-quiet-virtue\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Charity, The Quiet Virtue<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/charity-the-quiet-virtue\/\" title=\"5:06 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-10-07T17:06:57-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">October 7, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of us give things to people from time to time. But is our giving truly charity? Do we give because we love others? &#8220;Alas for the rarity of Christian&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"Charity, The Quiet Virtue\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/charity-the-quiet-virtue\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-7116 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-grow tag-devotions tag-discipleship-journal tag-family\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/the-value-of-family-devotions\/\"  title=\"The Value Of Family Devotions\u00a0\"><img width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/family-reading.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/the-value-of-family-devotions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Value Of Family Devotions\u00a0<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/the-value-of-family-devotions\/\" title=\"11:41 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-10-01T11:41:30-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">October 1, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Won&#8217;t daily family devotions eventually become a meaningless ritual? by\u00a0Harriet Beecher Stowe This article was originally published in issue 71 of the Discipleship Journal. It is a classic piece from&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"The Value Of Family Devotions\u00a0\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/10\/the-value-of-family-devotions\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-7094 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-know tag-christian-life tag-discipleship-journal\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/09\/i-dont-feel-like-a-very-good-christian\/\"  title=\"&#8220;I Don&#8217;t Feel Like a Very Good Christian&#8221;\u00a0\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/woman-sitting-uncertain.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/09\/i-dont-feel-like-a-very-good-christian\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">&#8220;I Don&#8217;t Feel Like a Very Good Christian&#8221;\u00a0<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/09\/i-dont-feel-like-a-very-good-christian\/\" title=\"11:37 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-17T11:37:41-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 17, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I could tell something was bothering my wife one evening\u2014she was quieter than usual and didn&#8217;t look at me as much. Finally, after the kids were put to bed, she&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"&#8220;I Don&#8217;t Feel Like a Very Good Christian&#8221;\u00a0\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/09\/i-dont-feel-like-a-very-good-christian\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-6717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-go tag-discipleship tag-discipleship-journal tag-following-up tag-friendship tag-jerry-white tag-personal-relationships tag-relationships tag-spiritual-friendship tag-the-navigators\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/friendship-with-a-purpose\/\"  title=\"Friendship With A Purpose\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/guys-talking-at-table.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/friendship-with-a-purpose\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Friendship With A Purpose<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/friendship-with-a-purpose\/\" title=\"11:26 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-05-28T11:26:45-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">May 28, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One-to-one discipling gives growing believers not only some important training and guidance, but a new friendship at a time when they really desire it. No one wants to be just&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"Friendship With A Purpose\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/friendship-with-a-purpose\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-6655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-go tag-discipleship-journal tag-friendship tag-john-norman tag-outcasts tag-social-exclusion tag-spiritual-friendship\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/bringing-in-the-outcast\/\"  title=\"Bringing In The Outcast\u00a0\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/outcast.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/bringing-in-the-outcast\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bringing In The Outcast\u00a0<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/bringing-in-the-outcast\/\" title=\"4:28 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-05-14T16:28:35-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">May 14, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Does your church reach out to those people who are so hard to love? Do you? Henry was a &#8220;social leper&#8221; in our church\u2014estranged and untouchable like the lepers of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"Bringing In The Outcast\u00a0\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/bringing-in-the-outcast\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-6628 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-know tag-discipleship-journal tag-holy-spirit tag-leadership tag-oswald-sanders tag-power-of-prayer tag-prayer tag-spiritual-leadership\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/the-prayers-of-a-leader\/\"  title=\"The Prayers Of A Leader\"><img width=\"6016\" height=\"4016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/prayer-of-a-leader.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/the-prayers-of-a-leader\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Prayers Of A Leader<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/the-prayers-of-a-leader\/\" title=\"4:10 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-05-08T16:10:09-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">May 8, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The key to influencing men is influencing God. In nothing should the leader be ahead of his followers more than in the realm of prayer. And yet the most advanced&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"The Prayers Of A Leader\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/the-prayers-of-a-leader\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-6623 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-grow tag-biblical-happiness tag-discipleship-journal tag-ecclesiastes tag-gary-d-preston tag-joy tag-meaning-of-life tag-pleasure tag-pursuit-of-happiness tag-satisfaction\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/our-endless-pursuit-of-pleasure\/\"  title=\"Our Endless Pursuit Of Pleasure\u00a0\"><img width=\"5445\" height=\"3630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/climbing-pursuit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/our-endless-pursuit-of-pleasure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Our Endless Pursuit Of Pleasure\u00a0<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/our-endless-pursuit-of-pleasure\/\" title=\"4:10 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-05-08T16:10:04-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">May 8, 2019<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Ecclesiastes we see that what we long for most from the world is the one thing it cannot give us. The ways of the world don&#8217;t deliver what they&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"Our Endless Pursuit Of Pleasure\u00a0\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/05\/our-endless-pursuit-of-pleasure\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-6610 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship-journal category-know tag-bible-reading tag-bible-study tag-bruce-b-barton tag-discipleship-journal tag-prayer\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/04\/3-questions-to-answer-before-you-open-your-bible\/\"  title=\"3 Questions to Answer Before You Open Your Bible\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/questions-little-man.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/04\/3-questions-to-answer-before-you-open-your-bible\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">3 Questions to Answer Before You Open Your Bible<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/04\/3-questions-to-answer-before-you-open-your-bible\/\" title=\"1:56 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-04-22T13:56:52-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">April 22, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2023-09-26T14:14:29-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">September 26, 2023<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don&#8217;t open your bible \u2026 \u2026 until you&#8217;ve asked yourself these three important questions. 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