“What’s the difference between mentoring and discipleship? They are closely related, but not exactly the same. Both involve instruction based on a relationship. But discipleship involves a call, a direct invitation from the teacher borders on a command. Jesus told the fishermen Peter and Andrew, “Come, follow me,” and “at once they left their nets and followed him” (Matthew 4:19-20). Then he ran into their … Continue reading What’s the Difference Between Mentoring and Discipleship?

It’s sexy among young people — my generation — to talk about ditching institutional religion and starting a revolution of real Christ-followers living in real community without the confines of church. Besides being unbiblical, such notions of churchless Christianity are unrealistic. It’s immaturity actually, like the newly engaged couple who think romance preserves the marriage, when the couple celebrating their golden anniversary know it’s the … Continue reading The Glory of Plodding – by Kevin DeYoung

I did something this morning that I don’t normally do – I picked up and newspaper and read it. Of course I didn’t read the whole thing, but I skimmed through it and read the articles that were of most interest to me. Current events do tend to be of particular interest to me and I used to read the paper all the time, but … Continue reading What A Newspaper Can Tell Us About The World