Posts with the category “discipleship”

There is a difference between saying, "Let me tell you about the good old days," and saying, "Let me tell you about the goodness of God." That distinction may seem small, but it reveals everything about what we are actually passing down to the people who come after us.Psalm 145:4 carries a vision that is both simple and staggering. It pictures one generation commending God's works to another, decl...  Read More

The Mission We Cannot Ignore: What It Means to Be a Disciple-Making ChurchThink for a moment about the person who helped you learn to follow Jesus. Maybe it was someone who opened the Bible with you during a confusing season of life. Maybe it was a friend who prayed with you, answered your questions without judgment, or simply showed you what trusting God looked like when things were hard. For mos...  Read More

There is a moment in every hospital nursery that quietly tells the truth about the human condition. A newborn arrives in the world completely unable to do anything for itself. Someone must support that fragile head. Someone must wrap that tiny body in a blanket, carry it across the room, and place it gently into waiting arms. The child contributes nothing to its own survival in those first moments...  Read More