03.29.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 3 Comments on Spiritual sores: parable of Caspar the beluga whale Spiritual sores: parable of Caspar the beluga whale A highlight of our weekend visit to the new Atlanta aquarium was the Beluga whale tank. Beluga whales are like giant … Read Post
03.28.2006 – Discipling – 8 Comments on One-to-one discipleship is a dying art form One-to-one discipleship is a dying art form Ask any group of Christians how many of them have been discipled and you won’t see many hands raised. Ask the same gr… Read Post
03.27.2006 – Discipling – 1 Comment on Discipleship is imitation Discipleship is imitation We think of an imitation as a fake, a fraud. But in the world of disciple making, its meaning is exactly the opposite… Read Post
03.26.2006 – Community and Covenant – 2 Comments on What it means to be in covenant What it means to be in covenant “God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.” Phil. 1:8 I’ll begin with a confes… Read Post
03.25.2006 – Discipling – 2 Comments on Jesus’ Discipleship pillar #4: Body Life Jesus’ Discipleship pillar #4: Body Life The American Church model of body life is about as far from Jesus’ model as it is from here to Jerusalem. All my life… Read Post
03.24.2006 – Discipling – 4 Comments on Jesus’ Discipleship pillar #3: Dependence Jesus’ Discipleship pillar #3: Dependence The importance of risk – it creates dependence on God. God wants to partner with us, and He doesn’t want us to hav… Read Post
03.23.2006 – Discipling – 6 Comments on Chinese chicken and learning to abandon Chinese chicken and learning to abandon If you click on http://www.theworldrace.com/, you see a group of people who have left everything behind. Even their s… Read Post
03.23.2006 – Discipling – No Comments on Jesus’ Discipleship pillar #2: Journey Jesus’ Discipleship pillar #2: Journey The importance of application through journey – it creates learning. I woke up at 6:23 this morning and, within m… Read Post
03.22.2006 – Discipling – 3 Comments on Jesus’ Model of Discipleship Jesus’ Model of Discipleship Jesus didn’t operate a formal school, but his disciples took quite a course. He discipled them over a three year peri… Read Post
03.21.2006 – Youth Ministry – 21 Comments on A crisis in youth ministry A crisis in youth ministry What I say in this blog is controversial, so I put it to one of the top experts in the field and said, “what do you t… Read Post
03.20.2006 – Radical Living – No Comments on Exotic China Exotic China I’ve got to confess a bad habit. In the morning, before spending time with the Lord, I log on the World Race site and… Read Post
03.19.2006 – Missions – 1 Comment on This morning: update on persecution in India This morning: update on persecution in India Dr. Samuel Thomas’ wife, Shelley, wrote me this morning: ”I spoke with Samuel after his arraignment and he was oka… Read Post
03.18.2006 – Culture and Faith – No Comments on Church goers are happier Church goers are happier Interesting study by the Pew Foundation finds that church goers are happier than nonchurch goers, by a wide margin (4… Read Post
03.17.2006 – Living Free – 1 Comment on The Church Lady says: Be unoffendable The Church Lady says: Be unoffendable One of the things that made the Church Lady so funny was her “Superior Dance.” She put her hands on her hips, pursed … Read Post
03.16.2006 – Parenting – No Comments on My 18 year-old is struggling My 18 year-old is struggling Question: “My 18 year-old is expressing her independence and is doing things I think are wrong – she’s really struggl… Read Post
03.16.2006 – Missions – 3 Comments on Sending Christian leaders to jail & getting away with it Sending Christian leaders to jail & getting away with it We interrupt your regularly scheduled activities to report on events in India. As we in America struggle with debt lo… Read Post
03.15.2006 – Better Living – 2 Comments on A secret weapon of massive destruction A secret weapon of massive destruction Mike Shaul just emailed me. He said this in a completely earnest, yet off-handed way about his wife, Kristen. I … Read Post
03.15.2006 – How to Disciple – 2 Comments on Selecting Disciples: the FAST way Selecting Disciples: the FAST way Some new disciples grow at a faster rate than others. Those that grow fastest possess the following biblical FAST cha… Read Post
03.14.2006 – How to Disciple – 4 Comments on How do I choose someone to disciple? How do I choose someone to disciple? Some new disciples grow at a faster rate than others. Those that grow fastest possess the following four biblical FAS… Read Post
03.13.2006 – How to Disciple – 1 Comment on Finding people to disciple Finding people to disciple In the Hugh Grant movie, “About a Boy,” Grant was a superficial womanizer who could never commit to anything or anyon… Read Post
03.12.2006 – Parenting – 1 Comment on It’s good for your children to be poor It’s good for your children to be poor Our grown kids are away from home, but their bank statements arrive here. One just arrived – a balance of $8.15. Some… Read Post
03.11.2006 – Living Free – 2 Comments on Looking for manure to roll in Looking for manure to roll in Last night I let Whimsy out to “go to the bathroom” (what kind of a euphemism is that? There is no bathroom out there… Read Post
03.10.2006 – Courage – 6 Comments on A demonstration of power A demonstration of power The Power Team comes to town and gives a demonstration of power. People come to watch them bend iron bars and tear ph… Read Post
03.09.2006 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 130 Comments on Fathers, bless your children Fathers, bless your children When my children reached the age of graduating high school and going out into the big, bad world, I knew that of all … Read Post
