I am a new blogger, so I have been trying to think of something great that I could share with the world. I will start off by sharing a little about myself. I am a 29-year-old campus minister in the Nashville, TN area, and I am a Christian. I realize that when I use the [...]
Jesus' plan for reaching the world was called “making disciples”. To put it simply, making disciples is an educational method where you put a lot of time into a few people to equip them. It is what Jesus did. Jesus didn’t neglect the masses or the multitudes, but His concentration was upon the few. He gave the majority of His three year ministry to equipping the Twelve and especially Peter, James, and John.
"Five....Five Dollar.... Five Dollars Goes a Lonnnng Waaaaay!" We've all and seen and heard the Subway commercial umpteen times regarding their $5 sub special. Give them credit - it's a catchy slogan and five bucks for a footlong sandwich is a good deal! I had one of their new Buffalo Chicken footlongs there today, and [...]
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water,Jesus said to her, "Will you give me a drink?" John 4:7 John chapter four has shock value: the Son of God greets an ethnically impure, sinful woman (someone who's apparently shunned by her own people; five husbands and now shacked up with a guy she [...]
To All our Friends and Sponsors - A Few Headlines From Winter Quarter 2010 - We're thankful for an opportunity to bring this update as we begin the fifth year of our work. The first three months of 2010 have brought a boost of encouragement! Here are a few recent headlines: - We're meeting greater [...]
Who speaks into your life? Whom do you let in? Think of one or two people who know you, warts and all - confidants you trust with all the good, bad, and ugly. The temptation to fake it and hide sin deepens our loneliness and prevents the kind of community we're supposed to enjoy in [...]
"Life is a narrow vale between the cold and barren peaks of two eternities. We strive in vain to look beyond the heights. We cry aloud, and the only answer is the echo of our willing cry. From the voiceless lips of the unreplying dead there comes no word...." - Robert Ingersoll This quote from [...]
My journey as a believer has allowed me to cross paths with some very wonderful Christian men and women. The most influential spiritual soul mates that I’ve encountered are the ones who burn with a passion to see Jesus Christ formed in others. I’m talking about “disciple makers,” people who take the Great Commission to [...]
The following was published in Timothy Network’s August 2009 e-letter. It is Chris Brown’s written testimonial of his personal journey to Christ and his ongoing quest to be a devout disciple. Transitioning from an active duty U.S. Marine to civilian life was a challenge I failed miserably. There is a camaraderie experienced in the military [...]