Following Christ is like joining an exercise club. There’ll be dues to pay, sweat to shed, and a reward to reap. Discipleship is expensive, hard, gratifying work. For today, let’s consider the expense of discipleship. It’s easy to think grace is free. It’s far from free. We throw around that ... read more
Union with Christ: The Root of Discipleship
“What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death ... read more
Follow Me
“Follow me,” Jesus said. The first words spoken to his disciples, and our first words to consider this March. My children like to play “follow the leader.” That doesn’t mean what you think it does. There is no leader, no follower, no imitation. Their idea of “follow the leader” is to grab a jump ... read more
Welcome, March. Your word is…
January's word was REST. February's word was HUMILITY. March's word is DISCIPLESHIP. Green is the color of spring, which is peeking around the corner in spite of the flurries swirling outside right now. Green is also the color of growth. New life. Nourishment. Flourishing. What comes to mind when ... read more
Now Moses Was Very Humble…
"Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth." (Numbers 12:3) Humility comes out of relationship. It doesn’t come from a seven-step formula. It doesn’t come from a try-hard attitude. Moses spoke face to face with God. He entered the tent of meeting, and ... read more
He Guides the Humble
“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.” Psalm 25:9 Have you heard the phrase “a teachable spirit”? It’s one of the phrases I heard often growing up, probably because I thought I knew it all. I've sense just how limited my knowledge is. Humility comes with age, I guess. A ... read more
Humility: The Eyes to See Honestly
Have you ever observed something like this? In response to a compliment, someone plays down his ability, shrugs off the praise, says lightheartedly, “Ah, it’s nothing.” We call this humility. We say, “What a humble person!” Low self-esteem is not humility. It’s pride. Refusing gratitude from ... read more
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