[See part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 in this series of posts on Discipleship for more info.] Now that we’ve examined much about “the what,” “the why” and “the who” in discipleship, I want to provide some very tangible action steps ...
A quick peek into God's graciousness in my life:My faith looked half-hearted in college. I wasn't thirsting to know the things of God and many areas of my life didn't bring glory to Him. When He uprooted me and moved me back to Houston, he brought me into a season of loneliness and intimacy with ...
[See part 1, part 2 and part 3 in this series of posts on Discipleship for more info.] What does success look like? It’s easy to get overwhelmed at the thought of diving into discipleship relationships, particularly if you struggle with inadequacy. It’s easy to ...
[See part 1 and part 2 in this series of posts on Discipleship for more info.] Am I Qualified? Perhaps the first question that stirs up in your heart as we start talking about discipling people is one of inadequacy. “Am I really qualified to make disciples?” There could ...
In my last post on discipleship, I discussed the importance of "last words" as we examined Jesus' final command before ascending into Heaven in Matthew 28:18-20. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make ...
Voices are everywhere. We have countless conversations throughout our days and those conversations inevitably leave voices ringing in our heads. Maybe they said something encouraging and those words breathe life into us. Or maybe they said something tremendously hurtful and that voice rings in ...
Fight for joy this holiday season. That can seem like a strange thing to say regarding the holidays. “Fight for joy? Why would it be hard to have joy during the holidays? Thanksgiving and Christmas are the best time of year.” It is true there is no other time of year that ...
Hope. It’s one of the strongest human emotions. It compels us to keep going, even when we’re tired. It lifts us up when we’ve been in despair. And it fuels our actions when suffering abounds. We all long for hope. All of us, on all continents, in all types of situations. We all ...
Johnny Manziel’s last game at home before he “takes his talents to the NFL.” Lebron James quote for you there. My first time to see Johnny Football live in-person. The last home game at Kyle Field before the stadium renovations take place. Four tickets in some of the best ...
We all work and we all labor. Maybe some of us don’t work standard 8 to 5 jobs every day, but we all labor. Some of us work for an oil and gas company 8 to 5. Some of us work ALL DAY parenting children. Some of us labor at keeping our Twitter follower count up. Some of us work to keep our ...
