This has a mystical element as well, as today’s Gospel passage shows. God is seeking friends for the Son, individuals who ...

Discipleship is a topic we often don’t give enough time and emphasis to in churches today. If we boil it down to its essentials, there are basically three facets to discipleship: (1) becoming a ...

Richard J. Foster and Dallas Willard on the difference between discipleship and spiritual formation. Prayer. The Word of God. Spiritual gifts. The sacraments. Social justice. Pursuit of holiness.

On behalf of The Navigators and NavPress, Barna Group studies the state of Protestant spiritual growth. Protestant pastors are too hard on their churches. Either that, or churchgoers are too easy on ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran theologian, wrote a series of reflections on the Sermon on the Mount entitled The Cost of Discipleship, in which he maintained that discipleship requires us to ...

Recent articles and research highlight a growing call for Christians to embrace the cost of true discipleship and reject consumer-driven views of church life. While pastors overwhelmingly affirm the ...

When the Gospel of John contrasts walking in the day to walking at night, we know it refers to more than getting home before curfew. What may surprise us in today’s readings is that the story of the ...

Building a discipleship life that lasts Discipleship is more than a church program—it’s a lifelong journey of growing in love for God and others. From daily devotionals to intentional Bible study ...

Elder Scott D. Whiting, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. He spoke about the eternal significance of deepening our ...

Sunday, Sept. 4, is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33. In today’s Gospel, Jesus defines four ...