Tag: discipleship
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Black and White Has Room for Faith
Philip could see the size of the problem. Was he still learning to see who stood beside him? Walking through his encounters with Jesus, I find room for clear thinking, honest questions, and a faith that keeps growing. Come back to the table.
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What the Thunder Carried
James, son of Zebedee, left no Gospel and no words spoken by himself preserved in Scripture. Yet his life still carries. From the flash of Christ’s presence to the thunder released at Pentecost, James becomes a witness in motion, carrying what he had seen and received until his life is cut short by the sword.
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The Fishermen and the Pilgrimage God Charts
I began this post looking for John, son of Zebedee, but Peter, James, and Andrew kept appearing beside him. Somewhere among the boats, nets, miracles, failures, and different roads they would eventually walk, I realized I was not only studying the apostles. I was also beginning to see the pilgrimage God charts for each of…
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The Name Fulfilled
Peter loved Christ from the beginning, but love changes as it lives through the years. Failure, forgiveness, grace, responsibility, and sacrifice transformed Peter’s young certainty into something deeper: a mature love that knew what it wanted. In this final chapter, I look at the man Peter became and how his story changed the way I…
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Thinking Like God
Jesus knew Peter’s heart long before Peter understood his calling. In Matthew 16, Peter boldly confesses Jesus as the Christ, yet moments later is rebuked for thinking like man instead of God. Through Peter’s story, we discover that loving Christ is only the beginning. The Christian life is a lifelong journey of allowing God to…
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The Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage is a journey through the lives of the people who encountered Christ and were forever changed by Him. These are not simply biographies, but quiet walks through Scripture, prayer, and the stories of those who found the treasure and spent their lives giving it away.
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What Happens After the Story Ends?
“A man lived faithfully, even when despised, and his voice was silenced. But what his followers did next shows us how to live in God’s presence today.”