Tag: Discipleship
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Osama Bin Laden and Church Multiplication Movements

One day we Americans turn on the television to find out that Osama Bin Laden is dead. The U.S. President announces that the most wanted terrorist in the world has been double-tapped by a team of highly skilled Navy Seals during a secret raid. That’s so freakin awesome but how did this happen? For more…
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The Joy of Persecution

A few weeks ago we took a sweet little boat ride up river to visit dear friends. No big deal. Just two hours of zigzagging through mazes of dead trees in a tiny leaking boat, to reach a remote village in the mountains with no electricity, phones or latrines, where there was a real possibility…
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Obeying vs Knowing

I spoon feed my 11-month old son in front of the T.V. His eyes are fixated on Baby Einstein and his mouth is wide open. It’s probably not the most stimulating way of doing it but it works well. He gets stuffed and there’s no mess to clean up. Sadly, this is an accurate picture…
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Dirty Feet

Sometimes the greatest feeling in the world is having mud in between your toes. Why? It’s because you know you’re taking it like a man and getting dirty is not going to stop you. You understand the risks of riding a motorbike through a jungle in a third world country. You know the rainy season…