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Has the church lost discipleship?

Has the church lost discipleship?

I love the topic of discipleship. I enjoy thinking about it and having deep conversations about what discipleship actually means. Most of those conversations have gone on in my head, but to the ones that sat down and talked with me about it, I thank you..

  • Happiness: a futile pursuit?

    King Solomon at the height of his greatness as a king had many profound and sobering thoughts on both life and its pursuits. One consistent theme throughout Ecclesiastes was that \"all is vanity\".

  • Faith triumphs

    Believers were first called Christians in Antioch, Turkey (Acts Chapter 11 verse 26). It was the appropriate place. Antioch was the homebase for missionary journeys by Paul. Theologians believe Antioch was where the Gospel of Matthew was written.

  • Rio 2016 - athletes fame and officials shame - the Australian story so far

    Rio 2016 is shaping up to be another example of national pride and a remarkable display of what it means to be an Australian. With each new Olympic day we ride the roller coaster of joy and partake in bitter sweet sorrow of losing.

  • Contentment might require more than we think

    Having just finished a grand adventure, that of making an independent feature film, I find myself antsy and dissatisfied.

  • Giants in Conflict

    I have been a student of story for the past few years now, and if there is anything that I\'ve learned about it, it\'s that there is always conflict. Always.

  • Fulfilled Promises

    On his last visit to Redding, Brian Simmons – the author of the Passion Translation – hosted a conference. The Saturday night I attended, he had me stand up and gave me a prophetic word. \"Are you ready for this?\" He asked, before shouting, \"CHILDREN!\" After a moment of laughter, he added, \"I guess that means a husband, too!\"

  • Root Cause Analysis – a devotion waiting to happen

    As I look at the title of this article I had a little chortle to myself. The reason for this is that I can recall the situation I was in when I learnt about Root Cause Analysis. As a result of my work, I was invited to participate in the training and there were various sign-up options.

  • See ya Jesus

    \'See ya,\' we say to friends when we part, whether in person or even on the phone. Kiwis have a weird habit of saying \'see ya\' to complete strangers who we may never meet again. We say it but we don\'t always mean it—the phrase is really about the nice sentiment, the gesture.

  • And then He gently whispered, I love you...

    Facing the castle at Disneyland Paris; I couldn\'t believe what I was seeing! As I shy\'d away my mum encouraged me to take in my surroundings. It really looked like it did on TV!! As an eight year old, I felt like all my dreams had come true!

  • From China to Christian faith

    I was born in South West of China, the city of Chongqing. It is known as the \"mountain city\" and this was where I grew up for 19 years. I completed my primary and secondary school there and in all those 19 years, I never once heard about the word \"Christian\".

  • Broken yet beautiful

    The story is told of an emperor, in a great palace. During the season of royal visits, kings and princes called on one another and admired each others\' choicest possessions, and enjoyed bountiful banquets.