The other day I was squeezing in a quick workout and I thought, “What are some essential movements I can do?” I settled on push-ups, crunches and jumping rope. I combined these into a 30 minute routine. If I did nothing but these exercises regularly, I would see a significant improvement in my physical health. Similarly, I have three discipleship essentials that I strive to maintain so that my baseline spiritual … Read entire article »

Many of my readers subscribe to The Practical Disciple. You can subscribe in two ways. You may subscribe by RSS or receive posts by email. I have noticed that most of my subscribers do so by mail. I suspect that many of my readers are unacquainted with using a reader so I have written an orientation to RSS. There is even a fun short video that explains RSS for those … Read entire article »

FYI–Monday, August 30th, 10 a.m. I will be on the Laurie Beth Jones internet radio show. I am very excited about this opportunity. Laurie Beth Jones is the best selling author of the book, Jesus CEO, and several other titles.  She is also a phenomenal christian motivational speaker. On her show we discuss common symptoms people show when they are trying to grow but resisting change. We will discuss why this … Read entire article »