Making Disciples Hospitably Mike Stroud Our July e-letter highlighted a plan to equip Christians in using their homes as an access ministry for hospitality evangelism. Since then, one equipping group has been launched in Murfreesboro and six more couples have signed up for training beginning October 12th in the Shelbyville area. Read on. Timothy [...]
"If you do not forgive others their sins, your Father (God) will not forgive your sins." Jesus, Matthew 6:15 Don't Pretend to Forgive Mike Stroud Genuine forgiveness can be a hurdle. If you're a sensitive personality, hurt can linger. Stubborn pride can also get in the way. In our worst moments, revenge might even seem [...]
Pat says she was a "sleep walking Christian." Keoni told me he tried finding people to disciple him after years of addiction but came up empty. He, in fact, quit attending church after visiting several and becoming discouraged by the lack of opportunities for discipleship. You'll hear both describe their experiences in the following video. They're only two [...]
I recently read the story of Edward Kimball. I'd never heard of him, and I'm guessing most of you haven't either. Kimball was a Sunday School teacher in Detroit in the 1850's. According to biographer J. Wilbur Chapman, "This Sunday school teacher was not one of the ordinary types. Mere literal instruction on Sunday [...]
I met a lot of good people when we lived in Oregon. Silas Shotwell was one of them. He's preached for churches across the country and once served on the staff of Pepperdine University. I connected with Silas while he was working with a small congregation at Hood River in the Columbia River gorge. Besides [...]
Copied from Our Daily Journey With God on June 16, 2014. Palmer Chinchen, author of True Religion, tells of the time when he went whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River. As he and his brothers were preparing to make their way down the watery roller coaster, the guide gave them some very helpful advice: “When—not [...]
Years ago I read something that stuck. I don't remember the title of the book or the author's name, but one simple point from the contents remains with me. The author wrote, "Christianity is a whole lot more than a Sunday stroll with Jesus." How true that statement is. Genuine discipleship is a seven days [...]
We all use the lack of time excuse, but maybe it's about priorities. “I’m too busy” may be true but not necessarily a positive trait. How often have I responded to requests by saying, “I don’t have time”? What if that is a lie? Does that sound too frank? Let me explain. “I don’t have [...]
Now that I have experienced both being discipled as well as discipling others, I would like to share some reflections on the process. First, I want to stress how wonderful the entire journey has been and how it has transformed my thinking and attitude about so many things. Before my involvement with Timothy Network, I [...]
The link shown below in italics will take you to a video featuring authors Greg Ogden and John Ortberg. Although the entire presentation is worth hearing, Ortberg's eleven minute segment on admiring vs following Jesus ranks in the "must-listen-to-category" for every professing believer. Paste the link into your browser. When the C.S. Lewis Institute page [...]
