Equipping Believers to Go Make Disciples
Are you ready to begin empowering others for their journey of discipleship? Enjoy these practical articles and download this helpful disciple-making tool so you can better equip others.
Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age. – Matthew 28:18-20 (MSG)
The Hardship & Joy of Tending Your Life Garden
On a hot summer afternoon, I’m at the pool, smearing sunscreen on my squirming child’s face, expertly avoiding her eyes while never taking my eyes off the other two children…
Lessons Learned from an Alzheimer’s Caregiver – Part Two
by Cynthia Fantasia, author of In the Lingering Light: Courage and Hope for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver This is part two of a three-part series on Alzheimer’s caregiving. Here, I share thirteen…
If Trump Asked to Play the Accordion at your Church
(Note: You may be wondering why I’d chime-in on an event that seems so five minutes ago. I immediately had a reaction to the event, but I chose to take some…
How to be a Hero
The first obstacle we face when it comes to loving our neighbors is fear. We often teach our children at a young age about “stranger danger.” What is beneficial thinking…
Waiting, Jail, and the Blessing of the Book Cart
This story is from the NavPress book, Just. You. Wait. by Tricia Lott Williford. It’s an intimate passage about the start of her husband, Peter’s experience in jail several years…
Friendship With A Purpose
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…
Crafting a Blessing for Your Child or Loved One
There are many occasions when a thoughtful blessing can be a special gift for someone to treasure. Consider giving a blessing to your child at a pivotal age, a friend…
Bringing In The Outcast
Does your church reach out to those people who are so hard to love? Do you? Henry was a “social leper” in our church—estranged and untouchable like the lepers of…
When God Asks Us to Provide for Others
Car engines are my mortal enemy. If I’m standing on the side of the road, holding a screwdriver in front of my smoking car, and a mechanic walks up with…
The Gospel In The Workplace
You spend nearly half your waking hours with the people at your job. How can you influence them for Christ? My first attempts at sharing my faith were dismal failures….