by Dennis Funk | Jan 18, 2024 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Justin GravittPicture this: You and a friend meet a couple of times a month for lunch, golf, or just to grab coffee. This meeting is a priority for both of you. You both love Jesus and enjoy talking about family, the Bible, and shared interests. Every time you walk...
by Dennis Funk | Nov 14, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators
By Bill Mowry After years of receiving bad haircuts, I decided to entrust my hair to a hair stylist. Nicky was my wife’s stylist so I made an appointment with her. We soon hit it off. It turned out that she was launching a second career as a life coach. While cutting...
by Dennis Funk | Oct 11, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship
by Ron Bennett As we ponder a variety of landscapes that God takes us through in the Christian life, we consider the detour. Can you identify with hitting a detour in your spiritual journey? The dictionary defines a detour this way: to turn aside; a roundabout way, a...
by Dennis Funk | Jun 26, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Justin Gravitt “Justin, sit down!” Enraged, I stood for a few beats more. Then I sat down. Sort of. My eyes glared at my supervisor. He was forty years my senior. But it didn’t matter to me. All I could see was his sin (my immaturity blinded me to mine). So, I kept...
by Dennis Funk | May 15, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Uncategorized
By Bill Mowry Have you ever had a picture lodge in your mind that you can’t stop thinking about? No matter where you are or what you’re doing, this picture creeps into your consciousness. Here’s my latest re-occuring picture. In his book The Contemplative Pastor,...
by Dennis Funk | Mar 13, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship
by Bill Momry I walked into my teacher training class my junior year of college expecting tools for teaching social studies. You know what I received that first day? One question after another. My professor was not interested in content or lecturing but in asking...
