You are helping us make a life changing difference in the lives of real people! Carissa called with a list of questions. She'd heard about Timothy Network but wanted to make sure we weren't "just another church program." She said, "I've been to church and many Bible studies, but I've never been discipled. I want [...]
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 I remember the first time I gave roses to a girl. It was Valentine's Day. We'd been dating for six months, and I was [...]
I don't know anyone from Malaysia, but I sure like their word for saying thanks. This came to my attention through a recent HubPages blog by franciaonline. Teremakaseh, "thank you" in Malaysian, means "received with love." The word smacks of something deeper than an automatic response or mannerly expression. It better conveys genuine gratitude. Learning [...]
Bob discipled Mike. Mike discipled Ben. Ben discipled Anthony, and Anthony is discipling Colton. This is a true example of how II Timothy 2:2 reproduction can work. My name is Colton Douglas. I am twenty-one years old. I have a two year old daughter named Elizabeth and a son named Rilee on the way. I [...]
We are all on a path, our own personal journey. Some paths are more difficult than others. My personal history is not a shock and awe story. What happened to me has happened to many others. I share it in order to provide a context for hope and encouragement. As a young man in my [...]
My name is Killian Washington. I'm from New Orleans. I've always believed in Jesus Christ, but I haven't always followed Him. I was raised Catholic, an altar boy for seven years. All that time I committed so many sins it wasn't funny. Alcohol, drugs, and sexual promiscuity were an everyday part of my life. After [...]
Leonard Sweet's recent book I AM A FOLLOWER challenges common views on discipleship. He points to our love affair with "leadership" as opposed to the biblical focus on "followership." Whether you agree will probably depend on your definition of leadership. For me, however, Sweet causes needed soul-searching. Here are a few excerpts from the book [...]
When I was ten years old, my mother was baptized. I remember very well that Wednesday night when she handed me her purse during the invitation song and said, “I’m going down front. Wait here for me.” When the baptism was over, she came out to an almost empty auditorium, no throngs of people to [...]
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. John 4:20 I recently found buried treasure on the Georgia coast, but it wasn't the kind you might find covered in [...]
I recently went on a trip to Taiwan with seven colleagues from work. We went there to share the good news of Jesus Christ. The flight from Dallas to Tokyo was thirteen hours, and the flight from Japan to Taiwan was four more. We were all tired by the time we arrived, but we hit [...]