by Dennis Funk | Jan 10, 2022 | Disciple Blog
by Bill Mowry (alongsider.com) Disciplemaking is like ballroom dancing. There’s an elegance and structure to this beautiful dance of growth. In traditional ballroom dancing, there’s an established leader and a follower. In traditional disciplemaking, the...
by Dennis Funk | Oct 20, 2021 | Disciple Blog
by Bill Mowry (alongsider.com) Death can be God’s classroom for learning. When my mother passed away a decade ago, one verse lingered in my mind. It’s a little obscure passage in 1 Thessalonians 4:11: “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and to work with your...
by Dennis Funk | Sep 20, 2021 | Disciple Blog
By Bill Mowry I’m going to let you in on a little secret. You know those missionary letters and updates you receive from people like me? We follow a simple formula describing a dramatic ministry success story that encourages you to keep praying and giving. While it’s...
by Dennis Funk | May 4, 2021 | Disciple Blog
by Bill Mowry (alongsider.com) Have you heard the story about the boy in the Sunday School kindergarten class? When the teacher held up a picture of a squirrel and asked the class what it was, the boy answered, “I think it’s a squirrel but I’m going to say Jesus!”...
by Dennis Funk | Apr 12, 2021 | Disciple Blog
by Cedric Brown A few years ago, elevated blood pressure, decreased kidney function, increased liver enzymes, and other complications following surgery signaled to the medical team that my body was in crisis. I needed special medical care . . . immediately. The...