Maturity is about hitting stride. Writers mature as they develop their voice, honor the reader, and deliver the goods. It’s not about complexity or creative energy. Such things are add-ons. Maturity is about being complete. It’s the essence of what was meant to be. So — what does spiritual maturity look like? How is it distinct from the wisdom of age, experience, […]
Category: discipleship
Love and war
Those who discover love in the crucible of testing see through its facade. Genuine love is real. It has a will and finds a way. It is strong and good. I was moved by these expressions of love from a platoon of soldiers in Afghanistan (see War, by Sebastian Junger). Observe the weight behind these words: […]
Jesus influence
Some years back there was an International discipleship conference in Europe. Many lectures and much discussion. Toward the end an elder statesman of the faith suggested that the root of discipleship was loving Jesus. The closer you are to Jesus, the more of His influence you wield. Consider whether you would like to make Jesus […]
Cake
I like cake. I eat it all the time. I create opportunities to eat it. I eat so much I feel unhealthy. My clothes don’t fit. I tell myself I shouldn’t eat so much cake. Then I wake up hungry. I try to resist. When I think of it. Sometimes. I’m overweight and unhealthy. I […]
Salvation on a napkin
We talked with a young pastor yesterday. He’s planting a church and populating it with people he leads to Christ. So where are all these new believers coming from? Normal conversations. What kind of conversations? Out comes the napkin and a marker, and then he talks us through the following sketch: It goes like this. […]
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