[Jesus] sat down and called the twelve disciples over to him. Then he said, “Anyone who wants to be the first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”Mark 9:35 It’s hard to glamorize the disciples ofRead more…
The Cost of Forgiveness . . . We Can Only Imagine
As believers, we may think of what Jesus left to come and live among us – the grandeur of heaven, His majesty, the adoring angels, and, yet, while on earth He communicated with God the Father through prayer. We willRead more…
Christ Crucified: The Solution to Self-Dependency
Aspects of self-centeredness will increase when the reality of “Christ crucified” diminishes in your life. This year can be a time to grow further in Christ by continually dying to self.
True Love is Not Based on Feelings
Friendships in families and ministry leadership tend to fragment when the glue holding them together is feeling-based “love.” This type of “love” takes little effort and requires almost no attention, since it is self-oriented and dependent on others for personalRead more…
Understanding the Christ’s way of leading
For a couple of years now, I have been struggling to understand the meaning of true leadership. Whether it is at home, school, work, church, clubs, organisations, politics, everywhere, my conviction is that leadership is taken for granted! Those whoRead more…
Jesus’ Strategy to Equip His Disciples
Jesus’ Strategy to Equip His Disciples[i] Jesus called the disciples in order that he could equip them to transform the world through His message of salvation. “Jesus was calling people to forsake the normal obligations of family and work inRead more…
We Are Co-creators
A Response to Valdir Steuernagel’s ’More Partners at the Family Table’ To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarilyRead more…