The following is an excerpt from a letter that was written by one of my heroes in the faith, Octavius Winslow. Winslow was a pastor in 19th century England. When he was about 50 years old, he came down with an illness while traveling and wrote a letter back to his church. I think you will...
"When Christ calls a man, he bid him come and die." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer's words capture the essence of what it means to follow Christ. To embrace Jesus is to deny ourselves, our agenda, our desires, our plans, our selfish wants. Added to that, we are to "take up our cross." In...
There is another important implication from the cost of discipleship. Discipleship is not only essential for leading people to surrender their plans to follow Jesus wherever he desires to send them, it is also essential for “making” disciples. Think about it, how can you make a...
On August 9, 2005, the direction of my life (Jon) was radically changed. While leading a group of college students at the National Collegiate Week at Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC, I heard David Platt preach a sermon on the “Cost of Discipleship” from Luke...
