Reviewer: Brian Fletcher holds an M.Div and D. Min from Covenant Theological Seminary. After spending 14 years on staff at Young Life, he became a pastor at Spring Run Presbyterian Church in Midlothian, VA. Brian has three kids, loves to fish, and
Reviewer: Keith Brown works in interim ministry. He is dedicated to turning around small dying churches by raising up elders, deacons and other leaders through personal relationship and mentoring. This is done through establishing healthy patterns o
Communication with wife non existsnt
Married 6 months and she is so set in her ways that she cannot listen to anyones opinion! Every suggestion I make turns into an arguement or you can tell she is unhappy with it and just goes along with it to appea
The greek word for disciple is (MATHETES) which means one who learns instructions from another. It was used in secular Greek world for an apprentice to tradesman. A disciple was not only a pupil but an adherent, hence they were spoken of as imitators
In my hunger for becoming a disciplemaker, I found Dallas Willard's The Great Omission written in 2006. He says "I often tell people I can give them one verse that is worth more than any college education, and it is Joshua 1:8. It will guarantee them
Forgiveness is Not saying in any way that a wrong is right. Forgiveness does Not take away the consequences of the wrong either with the victim or the doer of the wrong. Forgiveness does Not solve all the relationship problems caused by the wrong. Fo
I grew up in Mali West Africa where my parents were missionaries. At age six I went about 700 miles away to boarding school in Mamou Guinea. This was a boarding school for missionary kids. About seventy five percent of the children who attended there
Just curious as to how many of you miss the Discipleship Journal magazine? I have almost every issue from number 25 to the last one they put out. I have read and re-read them many times, and have even used many of the articles as Bible study lesson
I don't know about you but while I was being discipled, I never heard anything about my mentors going through a crisis of faith. Sometimes I think that believers go through crises of faith and perhaps fall away because they don't know how to get thr
I've been working on a Christmas lesson and the words that continue to resonate with me are that Jesus became "The living expression" of God. What a great way to approach this Christmas season!
What words or phrase will you take into this season as
Boldness is an important character trait and is needed in our positions of leadership along with Power and Confidence so we can be an effective witnesses for Yeshua the Messiah.
Boldness is a trait that comes through our Faith in Messiah
"I think Jesus has a lot of fans these days. Fans who cheer for him when things are going well, but who walk away when it’s a difficult season. Fans who sit safely in the stands cheering, but they know nothing of the sacrifice and pain of the field.
How do we speak boldly about Jesus without speaking loudly? I listened to a podcast of Charles Stanley and his son - Andy was stating we mostly pray for blessings
and for the sick. That lesson touched me dearly! I try to
speak calmly but I have been