“Life” in the Kingdom of God means a whole lot more than a beating pulse and an animated body. Life, as Jesus defined it, refers to an "abundant" quality of living both now and eternally. It's filled with knowing and experiencing God. It’s about belonging, community, love, joy, serving others, and a peace that [...]
Once years ago when I served in the campus ministry at Middle Tennessee State University, our student leaders decided on printing T-Shirts that read, "The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing Right: Jesus is the Main Thing." They knew the difficulty of living for Jesus on a distraction-filled university campus and decided to [...]
I was a Paul Harvey fan. His "The Rest of the Story" radio broadcast never failed to grab my interest and inspire me. I'm borrowing his catch-phrase to bring you the following true account of disciple making that has its own twist. First, a little background. The story highlighted below started with Milton Jones. Milton [...]
by Ginny Pearcy & Leslie Bogle "Jesus began to send them out two by two." Mark 6:7 Ginny and Leslie have been involved with Timothy Network for over four years. Working as a team, they are now discipling other women.. The following is their personal story of how it all came together and how it's [...]
by Ray Singer Ray Singer is one of the busiest people I know. He typically boards an airplane on Monday mornings and returns to Tennessee late on Fridays. He's married to a busy person, too (his wife, Pam, is a physician). Despite a hectic schedule, Ray realized a crisis in his life and sought out an [...]
Will you give two minutes to consider what "casual Christianity" is doing to both the church and the world? Please - just two minutes of your time. It's that important. In this short video statement, David Platt highlights an issue that strikes at the soul and mission of the church. We're all part of [...]
Tom Virtue writes, “In Luke 10:5-7 Jesus introduced the idea of a ‘person of peace.’ These people of peace would be the residents who welcomed the travelers to their homes and extended hospitality for the entirety of their stay in that town. If there was a 'peace' between the visitors and the person of peace, [...]
Disciple = Active Learner -> Follower -> Example -> Reproducer Are you a "Christian" or a "disciple"? It's not a trick question; the terms refer to one and the same thing. As the book of Acts puts it, "The disciples [of Jesus] were first called "Christians" at Antioch." (Acts 11:26) Understanding the call of discipleship [...]
