discipleship

Charity fits the economy of scarcity, because it supports the blasphemous myth that the rich are rich because they deserve to be, and their riches are theirs to deal with as they please. With such charity, we are not worthy to tell the story of manna in the wilderness, to pretend to eat together at the Lord__ Supper, or claim the Year of Jubilee as our own.

Kingdom is a signpost to the holy.

Making disciples of Jesus is the overflow of the delight in being disciples of Jesus.

Lewis spoke for almost every member when he said, "There is no sound I like better than adult male laughter.

Real life applications get tricky when we think about them.

You don't need a prophet to tell you to eat.

A Christian atmosphere is no protection against preening egos.

Holy desire can be learned. All prayer is part work and part rest.

Amazing tributaries feeding where the rivers will never flow....

He'd made a name for himself out there in the world beyond not just in spite of the distinctly unfashionable persona he presented, but, perhaps, BECAUSE of it.

It is one thing to know what is to come. It is another thing to confront it.

Christ distributes courage through community. He dissipates doubt through fellowship. Max Lucado

He believed interim reforms were necessary in order to fix the worker for his destiny.

To obey the commands of Scripture can finally become a delight when we see that the reasons almost always center around God's love and provision for us in Christ.

He would henceforth worship and defend the very reason for Joy, the Almighty Maker of Joy.

Prayer is a way of language practiced in the presence of God in which we become more than ourselves while remaining ourselves.

The teacher-student relationship evaporated, replaced by a rich and lively exchange of equals.

I serve," should be the motto of all the princes of the royal family of heaven.