One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” And they left their

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One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” And they left their

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It was my fortieth year, and I was amazed that I had reached this milestone so quickly! I was sobered by the fact that, in all probability, my life was half over. I could not presume upon the future, and it was with a fresh resolve that I prayed, “Lord, I don’t know how many

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When Jesus said “come follow me,” he wasn’t heading to Sunday school. He was on his way to heal the sick, befriend a tax collector, stand up for an adulteress, and proclaim good news to the poor. Discipleship and mission go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other. And mission—impacting the community

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I care deeply about discipleship, and the calendar is one of the original discipleship tools found in the Old Testament.   It’s not quite as simple as that short answer, however. It’s been my experience that when Evangelicals speak of spiritual formation, we tend to speak in terms of practicing spiritual disciplines, or acquisition of

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