Everyone wants to be remembered for something. Bing Crosby is remembered for singing “White Christmas”. Abraham Lincoln is remembered for ending slavery. Martin Luther is remembered for reforming the Christian understanding of salvation. David is remembered as being a man after God’s own heart. Peter, one of Jesus’ original twelve, also wanted to be remembered …
Tag Archive: Discipleship
Dec
09
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Nov
03
Time drags on…
This came from a recent discipling email from Bill Mowry (with the Navigators) regarding our concept of "time". I thought it might be helpful to someone else in addition to me. Why does it take so long? Time crawls when we wait for a friend’s salvation or for someone to grow as a disciple. We …
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Feb
01
Whose side are you on?
It is amazing to me that so many people think Jesus was just a nice guy or a good teacher. Some also believe He was looking for nice, sincere people. Even those who claim to follow Him sometimes believe that He came to live and die simply to provide a mechanism for them to get …
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Jan
28
Love Others
The Bible in four words: love God, love others. Jesus agreed that the entire law of Moses could be summed up in these two phrases. My previous post looks at how Jesus said we could show our love for God, but what does it mean to love others? Who are we supposed to love and …
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Jan
20
Be prepared
I was in scouting when I was a kid, maybe through the six grade. I don’t remember much about scouting, but I do remember the motto: “Be Prepared”. That very much sums up my personality. I like to be prepared. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that I like to prepare for …
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