To follow Jesus is to love. One of the ways we love in the way Jesus loved is to fight for justice for those who are oppressed. It is to be a person who finds a way to fight until the oppressed are set free. Jesus himself said Luke 4:18, “He has sent me…to set…
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Abiding by Remembering
A big part of our relationship with God takes place in the act of remembering. To stay in touch with the realities of God, to build up our faith, to find encouragement, to nurture a deeper sense of gratitude, we stop and remember who God is and what He has done. We remember what Psalm 103:12 tells…
The Goodness of Being Exposed and at Risk
I am a very private person. I am fully aware that at times I am hard to read and that it takes awhile to get to know me at a deep level. This is probably a combination of the way I am wired and just good old fashion trust issues…I am working on that. There is…
The Love of Listening
From my experience, most people have not had someone truly listen to them. As a result, many of us are probably not all that good at listening. We may be decent at “hearing” the words that are spoken and waiting on someone to stop talking so that we can say something. But that is not the same…
Believing in Unlikely Heroes
One of the most powerful and loving things you can do for someone is believe in them. As disciples of Jesus we are commanded to see people through the lens of love and possibility in their life. Jesus modelled this for us when he put together his band of disciples. We tend to think of the…
Learning from the Heart of Hospitality
Disciple Making is teaching people to follow of Jesus through intentional relationships of love so that they can go and do the same. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people get tripped up on the first statement in that definition, “teaching people”. I imagine that there are thoughts such as: I’m not a teacher. …
Friendships that Change Lives
A couple of weeks ago my family and I took a road trip to Chicago to see some friends that we have known for over 20 years. We love Chicago and our friends there. They are life giving. Our friends lead what could be called a house church. They simply say they are making disciples of Jesus…
Being a Disciple, pt. 2
“Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in my love.” – John 15:9 To be a disciple of Jesus is to abide in His love. To be a disciple of Jesus is to understand that you are loved with the same love that is between the Father and Son….
Being a Disciple, pt. 1
I will never forget the moment when I realized that I was not a really a disciple of Jesus. There are many ways that “disciple of Jesus” can be defined. The basic meaning of a disciple is to be a learner or pupil. In the first century, being a disciple was not just about learning a…
Abiding in Jesus 