The Magi Visit the Messiah

Introduction

Nobody knows who the Magi were, though everyone’s heard of them. They embody the quest for truth, meaning, and purpose in life. We assume ...

The Kiss of Encouragement

Here's a great look at the life of Barnabas—with a few lessons on how we might be more encouraging in the way we interact with others. For another ...

Follow Me

Introduction

Of all the things that Jesus ever said, one of my absolute favorites is the thing he says in John 21:12. Maybe you noticed it. The text reads: ...

Getting Straight About Discipleship

How many of you know what it means to have a "Leon Lett" moment? Most football fans will recognize the reference. A few years ago Dallas was playing ...

Confronting Discipleship

In nearly every case, joining a church is a simple process. You walk the aisle, fill out a card, maybe answer a couple of questions, and you're in. ...

Becoming a Life Long Student

Recently I attended the graduation ceremony of a small liberal arts college. The number of graduates was rather small, so as the student's name was ...

The Meaning of Discipleship

In those days all kinds of people had disciples, and two of the Greek words that were in common use at that time were didaskalos, which means teacher, ...

Ordinary Folks Make Great Disciples

It used to be that you could talk about being a Christian and people would know what you meant. But then the term Christian got somewhat confused, and ...