1,034 Quotes About Discipleship

The road that leads to heaven is risky, lonely, and costly in this world, and few are willing to pay the price. Following Jesus involves losing your life-and finding new life in him. Follow Me, pg. 11

Describing the relationship between the biblical witnesses and the theologians who come after, the author challenges that the theologian is not to correct the notebooks of the biblical writers like some high school teacher. Instead, our theology is always subject to what THEY say, as we willingly submit our notebooks for their approval.

I'm Jewish in the way Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.

I cannot read God's mind, however I can read God's Word.

A continual diet of the Word satisfies, and it builds an appetite for more.

(The monks) approach was far less narcissistic and our tends to be. Their goal when reading Scripture was to see Christ in every verse, and not a mirror image of themselves.

You'd think God would come right out and tell us what to do in the Bible, but He doesn't. He mostly tells stories, and He rarely stops the story to say what the point is. He just lets the characters and conflict hang in the air like smoke.

There are only three ways to teach a child. The first is by example, the second is by example, the third is by example.

... shape ways of living consistent with faith in the God whom Jesus loved.