Blog Series Moving from Checkers to Chess Five Steps to Unleashing the Power of an Eternal Perspective We’re continuing our series: “Moving from Checkers to Chess ~ Five Steps to Unleashing the Power of an Eternal Perspective.” Unless we have an eternal perspective, viewing life as God does, we are...
Imagine that I have a puzzle box in front of me. I ask you to tell me what you think is in the box. I shake the box and it sounds like pieces of a puzzle. So, you tell me that you think there is...
As I write this blog, it is January 20, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States. So, I determined to revise a popular blog from several years ago that still speaks to us today. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a history-changing impact on the...
I am on hiatus from the blog this week. At the request of my publisher, Thomas Nelson, I’ve recently written a six-part video companion series to my book 30 Days to Understanding the Bible, and this is the week we’ll be recording the videos. When I originally...
I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE BRAVE NEW DISCIPLESHIP SYSTEM IS GOING ONLINE! We have had many requests for a digital version of this powerful spiritual growth tool, and we've have been working diligently on this resource for several months, including creating a brand new website. We...
THE FIFTH MARK OF A COMPLETE CHRISTIAN IS THAT HE GROWS IN MINISTRY SKILL. God gives each person a job to do and gifts to do it with. Therefore, a complete Christian discovers and uses his spiritual gifts and shares his faith with others. 1 peter 4:10...
Research shows that the mind retains more from a summary than a full presentation. A 1982 study by Carnegie-Mellon University demonstrated that learners retain more from a tight summarization of a subject than they do a full presentation. For this reason, when we teach less, learners may...
What is the role of relationships vs. electronic media in discipleship? Electronic media, meaning DVD and internet-based curriculum, can be a big help in discipleship if it is the right electronic media, and if it is used in the right way. But it will never replace...
What some spiritual resources are going to have to look like in the 21st Century. On this website, you will see an approach to discipleship that, I believe, is going to be essential for spiritual success as we move deeper into the 21st century. Many people agree...