Discipleship: Talking The Talk

Fourth in a series on discipleship in the church.  See part 1, part 2, part 3. In my last post I said that the process of a disciple becoming like the teacher involves at minimum two things: talking about the things the teacher talks about, and doing the things the teacher instructs the disciple to do.  The...

Discipleship Jesus’ Way

This is part 3 in my look at discipleship in the church.  See part 1 and part 2. In 2006 ago I got the chance to do something that I had wanted to do for a while, and that was learn how to build acoustic guitars. I attended a two-week workshop at Vermont Instruments and came home with a guitar that I built...

Discipleship and Religious Bullies

Second in a series on discipleship in the church.  Click here for part 1. So many of the discipleship programs I have been through have focused on teaching me to do religious things like prayer, Bible study, and tithing. These are all good things to do. But here’s the thing that stands out to me as I read...

Discipleship on an Envelope

This is the first in a series of posts on discipleship in the church My dad taught me to tithe. When I was a kid my dad gave me an allowance of 25 cents a week, back when 25 cents was…okay, my dad was cheap.  But he tithed; still does.  And he taught me that I needed to tithe: to give 10% of my income to...

No Throwaways

When I am building an acoustic guitar, I mess up all the time. This is always frustrating, though I am learning that it is also natural. Even the best, most experienced luthiers mess up. I don’t like to take pleasure in another person’s misfortune, but I am actually encouraged by this. It tells me that it’s...

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