I tend to process most books I read through a discipleship grid. While reading Coaching 101 I couldn’t help but apply the principles to our discipleship process. Here are some notes I scribbled in the margin. . . – Discipleship IS Spiritual Partnership, NOT Spiritual...
Denying Christ is a simple two-step process.Here’s what it looked like for Peter: Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the...
Israel Study Tour ’09. Day 3. Fishermen and shepherds have opposite values and attitudes, but after three years of discipleship, Jesus tells a fisherman (Peter) to think and act like a shepherd (John 21). Fishermen only value the biggest fish and throw out the small,...
I remember when we could fit all our Victory small group leaders in the tiny function room on the top of St. Francis Square—with plenty of space left over. That was about fifteen years ago and St. Francis Sq only seated 100—sardine style. I think we had about 50 small...
Wouldn’t it be cool to have a job like those mythbuster guys—getting paid to blow stuff up? Today’s my day to bust three fasting myths: “Just drink a lot of water, and you will feel full” – I feel seasick. “By the 4th day you will not feel hungry” – Lie. “You’ll be...
Food is a powerful force. What, when, and how much we eat can be a deadly and spiritual decision. The first commandment was about food.The first temptation was about food.The first sin was about food. Food and appetite—what we do with this is kinda important,...
