What is the biblical paradigm for disciple-making? I recently read a blog post by Dr. David Nelson, for whom I have the utmost respect, that laid out why “one-on-one ‘mentoring’ relationships may not be the best form of discipleship” (emphasis his), and I’ve been mulling over thoughts about discipleship in recent conversations with a good friend [...]
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discipleship: mentor- or community-based? why not both?
Posted in christian community, discipleship, Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
on Christmas blessings
Posted in christian community on December 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that Your way may be known on the earth, Your saving power among all nations…” Psalm 67:1-2 Blessed by God so that God’s ways may become known. Hmm. That runs counter to so much of what we hear [...]
faith and boasting
Posted in bible reading, christian community, christianity, Faith, gospel, grace on December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am attempting (slowly) to follow Dr. Black’s lead in reading (slowly) Romans in its entirety in Greek. And while I’m not joking about it being slow going, the slow going has been good to slow my mind down to make me spend time thinking about what I’m reading. So let me offer up one thought from Romans 3:21-31. God [...]
philippians 2:1-4
Posted in christian community, church, philippians on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Working through the book of Philippians for Dr. Black’s Greek 3 class, and I find myself this week studying the famous Christ-hymn in Phil 2:5-11. But what caught my attention was Paul’s words leading up to his appeal for the Christians at Philippi to have the humility-filled, servant-oriented mind of Christ in them. In verses 1-4, (indeed in [...]
the priesthood of believers: a privilege and a responsibility
Posted in christian community, encouragement, prayer, Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One area in which I hope to grow this fall (and continually throughout my life!) is in interceding for my brothers and sisters in this global Christ-created family. I’ve known the exhortations to do this (James 5:16, for example) and the examples of this (John 17), but what I’m learning in actually participating in it [...]
a wedding ring for His bride
Posted in christ, christian community, daniel akin, encouragement, evangelism, gospel, missions, sebts on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I know that this is a repeat for some of you, assuming that I have some overlap of readers with Bryan. But it’s worth sharing for the rest of you… In light of our effort to be a “Great Commission Seminary,” Southeastern has been taking up a special offering this week for international missions, as [...]
thank you, “anonymous”
Posted in christian community, encouragement on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was so surprised by the words of the accounting department worker on Friday that I had to ask her to repeat herself. She had told me, after I asked her the balance on my account at SEBTS and expected to hear somewhere along the lines of my monthly rent bill + a small late fee [...]
Good thoughts…
Posted in christ, christian community, christianity, gospel, ray ortlund, theology on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Ray Ortlund: I believe in the sovereignty of God, the Five Points of Calvinism, the Solas of the Reformation, I believe that grace precedes faith in regeneration. Theologically, I am Reformed. Sociologically, I am simply a Christian – or at least I want to be. The tricky thing about our hearts is that they [...]
