Sometimes we need another follower of Christ to look us in the eye and tell us that we need to change. We need to be told that we are wrong. We need to be told to quit acting the way we are acting because it doesn’t fit with following Jesus. We need to be lovingly…
Category: disciple making
The Moment of Privilege
Shelley and I had been traveling for over 20 hours from Ethiopia to Atlanta. We were coming home with our adopted, 8 month old son Andy. As we came to the top of the long escalator in the Atlanta airport, we were greeted with hugs, tears, laughter and all kinds of emotion from our family….
The Moment of Challenge
Helping those we disciple see and embrace situations that require steps of faith. The journey of following Jesus is a journey of faith. If faith is never needed or steps of faith are never taken, then we may not be following Jesus. It is inevitable that there will be moments when God is asking us…
God Moments in Disciple Making: An Introduction
I will never forget showing up to the Community Bakery in downtown LIttle Rock, Arkansas in 2001 to spend time with one of my close friends and mentors. We had known each other for about 5 years at that time. As we sat there with our coffee and pastry he said, “I have 5 questions…
2023 – Spiritual Practices at Home
It is a new year and a great time to start new spiritual rhythms in your family. I know that leading your home spiritually can be intimidating, but you have what takes! The reminder of this post was shared in January of 2021. I believe, more than ever, we need to recapture the importance of…
Key Moments in the Disciple Making Journey
All along the discipling journey are key moments where those you are discipling will have an opportunity to encounter God in unique and potentially life changing ways. These are great moments to be INTENTIONAL in their life. Our responsibility is to help discern when these moments are happening and then walking through them with those…
Just a Little Water Please: A Disciple Making Parable
Andy is on the course of the toughest footrace in the world, the Badwater Ultramarathon. It is 135 miles of suffering during the month of July starting at more than 200 feet below sea level in Death Valley, Ca. The air temperature hovers around 120 degrees and the temperature of the road surface is over…
We Can’t Be In a Hurry with People
Helping people grow as disciples is not an overnight or fast process. It takes time and is filled with ups and downs. But, we must not be in a hurry or try to take shortcuts when making disciples. Speed and efficiency are not luxuries that disciple making get to enjoy. When we look into the…
Beginning at Home, part 2
Setting the Stage to Disciple Our Children The most important disciples in my life live under my roof. Their names are Shelley, Emily, James, and Andy. They are my family. Any parent will tell you that raising kids is hard. It is filled with joy, laughter, tears, worry, and every other possible emotion. Just recently…
Beginning at Home
With 22 years of marriage and 3 kids, I can never lose sight that fulfilling the commission in Matthew 28:19-20 to “go and make disciples” starts in my home. It not only starts in my home but is the most important aspect of making disciples in my life. From what I have experienced and observed…
Abiding in Jesus 