by Dennis Funk | Jun 18, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Navigators
by Justin Gravitt “See Dad, can you believe how fast I am now?!” It was her sixth birthday. I watch as she exhibits her newfound speed and familiar enthusiasm. She’d start just in front of me, burst forward for twenty feet. Then she’d stop turn around and with a...
by Dennis Funk | May 28, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Navigators, Uncategorized
By Bill Mowry Imagine kissing someone through a pane of glass. What a funny image! Who would do that? We might blow a kiss to someone as they walk away. We might jokingly imitate a kiss to another through a glass window. But no two people would exchange a purposeful...
by Dennis Funk | Mar 19, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Justin Gravitt Parents, it’s up to you to raise your kids in the Lord. You’re probably familiar with the Great Commission, but did you know that after Acts 21 the word disciple isn’t found in the New Testament? After Acts 21, the disciple making relationship is...
by Dennis Funk | Jan 22, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Navigators, Uncategorized
By John Sloan Evangelism takes many forms, each potentially effective or ineffective depending on various factors. Billy Graham, for instance, was remarkably effective during his era, leveraging mass evangelism at large rallies. In those days, most people had some...
by Dennis Funk | Dec 11, 2024 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators
By Bill Mowry Television runs on the tracks of trends. One current trend is a variation of the ballroom dance. We love to watch minor celebrities, athletes, or politicians learn the intricacies of ballroom dancing. A fundamental rule of ballroom dancing is that...
by Dennis Funk | Nov 20, 2024 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators
By Bill Mowry Forty years is a big gap to bridge. I met Jim when he was nineteen years old and a freshman in college. Jim is now sitting across from me in restaurant as a late middle-aged man with children in college. What a difference forty years make! When I meet...
