Our Pursuit of Happiness

Felix Jameson was a very successful man.

Let’s pause a moment to analyze how we picture Mr. Jameson. Wealthy? Powerful? Behind the desk of a huge company? Or perhaps on a baseball field or basketball court? I’ve noticed that when people talk about someone being “successful” these are the images that pop into my head. Why is that? I believe it’s because for 30 years I’ve been discipled by a culture that prizes wealth, power, business acumen, and athletics. Continue reading Success: An All-American Dream →

Parents, your children are being discipled, but in many households discipleship has been outsourced to media, peers, our educational system, or the church. As Christians, the primary responsibility of discipling our children is on our shoulders as parents. We have a major problem though, in that most parents never feel as if they have been discipled. Perhaps lack of education or experience causes us to doubt our ability to teach our children. We may not even know where to start. Continue reading Becoming a Disciple-making Family →