To hit a target, first locate the bull's-eye. For the Christian, the target is being a disciple, and making disciples, of Jesus...
How can you recognize a disciple of Jesus Christ? In some circles, discipleship is measured by activities such as reading the Bible...
“Why should I make disciples?” As I examine my own reasons, I listen again to Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20. Here are five areas to test...
How do we make disciples? In the last few posts we’ve asked some big questions about discipleship: What is a disciple? How can...
Two action words describe how we make disciples. The first is baptizing which we dealt with in the previous post. The second is...
What is this heresy? What can we do about it? A notable heresy A. W. Tozer writes in I Call It Heresy (pp. 9-10): “… a notable...
Dallas Willard’s The Great Omission and Frank Viola’s Discipleship in Crisis capture something of the overall malaise in the current...
My conviction has been stated before: Matthew’s gospel is a paradigm for making disciples of Jesus Christ. This raises the question,...
The second lesson for a disciple of Jesus Christ is in the second section of Matthew’s ‘Story’ (Matthew 1:18-25). “What’s the first...
Have you ever met a leper? I haven’t. You probably haven’t either. So, how is this relevant to you and me? Let me show you. Three...
Here is a basic principle for interpreting the Bible. Early in a book of the Bible, the author educates his readers to read the text...
Kurt Vonnegut, famously included this bit of bathroom graffiti in his novel, Deadeye Dick: To be is to do – Socrates To do is to be...
The Sermon on the Mount (SM) is the greatest, and best known, sermon in history. Unlocking the SM, and letting it permeate your heart...
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Listening Well to Matthew is now available for free. This 44 page book introduces you to a dynamic, multi-dimensional understanding of...
Do you have a problem with miracles? This is a big question – and I’m going to keep a tight focus. At this point, I will not deal with...
Today is not a blog day. It is a newsletter day. So, this is a "bletter" or a "blotter." I want this invitation to spread wider than...
Why measure? In the process of making disciples of Jesus Christ we come to the vexing issue of accurately assessing both the growth of...
Measuring genuine success requires first having the right target. In their early years, a doctor examined each of our children,...
In exploring biblical approaches to evaluating spiritual growth we have considered close relationships and biblical goals. Now we...
Although modern tools for measuring spiritual growth have some uses, they are deficient in several areas. Does the Bible provide us...
In addition to “fruit,” another indicator for assessing spiritual growth or progress as a disciple is questions. Not only does Jesus...
