Month: February 2013

  • A Disciple-Making Culture

    I really appreciate this article from the Gospel Coalition on how to “Grow a Disciple-Making Culture in Your Church“: Jesus didn’t have in mind maverick disciple-makers; he had in mind a community of believers who, together and under the authority of the local church, seek to transfer the faith to the next generation. There are…

  • Not What I Once Was

    Though I am not what I ought to be, nor what I wish to be, nor what I hope to be, I can truly say that I am not what I once was, a slave to sin and Satan. And I can heartily join with the apostle and acknowledge that by the grace of God…

  • On Youth Ministry

    A quote from Burk Parsons in the March 2013 Tabletalk magazine: “The problem today is not so much that young people have consciously rejected ancient biblical values but that they have not been taught what they are, much less been trained in them.” Later he adds, “…we have neglected God’s call to train up the…