How should a Christian read Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, the 30-million-copy classic? Starting from the Golden Rule Carnegie himself quotes,… Read More »Reading Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People Through the Eyes of Faith — Technique, or the Art of Love?
The charter of discipleship Jesus gave right after foretelling his death — deny yourself, take up your cross daily, and follow him (Luke 9:23). A… Read More »Luke 9:23, Deny Yourself and Take Up Your Cross Daily — The Cost of Discipleship
In John 8:31-32 Jesus makes abiding in his word the mark of a true disciple. A study of what abiding means, five ways of taking… Read More »The Disciple Who Abides in the Word — The Mark of a True Disciple in John 8:31-32
Genesis 3 records the entrance of sin and death into Eden, yet in the midst of the curse it shines the earliest gospel (the protoevangelium,… Read More »Genesis 3: The Fall and the First Gospel — Pointing to the Seed of the Woman
Jesus appointed the twelve first to be with him, and only then sent them out (Mark 3:14). This article traces that principle of being with… Read More »Mark 3:14, the First Principle of Discipleship: Being ‘With’ Jesus
The Greek of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) reveals a single command—‘make disciples.’ Between the declaration of all authority and the promise of presence lies… Read More »Matthew 28:18-20: The Heart of the Great Commission Is ‘Make Disciples’