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discipleship
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Missed Calls
We live in a time when many people in the world have cell phones. Those who carry them…
The “Politics of Election” and the “Politics of Discipleship”
The General Election is knocking at our door. But Christian Trends is neither for a quick ‘election fix’…
Discipleship Gone Wrong?
Earlier this year, the brutal murder of a young Christian named Kevin Joseph shocked the nation. He was…
Simply Good News
Yesterday, an insecure king ordered the death of every male child in Bethlehem under the age of two.…
Beginning Anew
What’s new? According to the book of Ecclesiastes there is nothing new: What has been will be again,…
Freshness Through Thirsting
I do not present my lifestyle as a model for anyone! My father left me with a model…
Building on the Rock: Reflections on Matthew 16:13-27
When Jesus knows that his disciples understand enough, he asks them about his identity. The setting is significant:…
Evangelism and Discipleship
Which came first—the chicken or the egg? I suppose for creationists that is an easy question to answer—the…