My granddaughter’s favorite song is “Tiny Tim.” The beginning lyrics are these: “I had a little turtle; his name was Tiny Tim. I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim. He drank up all the ...

The Bible repeatedly and undeniably connects baptism to redemption and salvation. It also closely identifies baptism and justification. Recently, I realized this all the more, in answering a ...

Last week, I asked a small group Bible Study if they knew what the Great Commission was. “Is that what a salesman can get ...

In today's Making Disciples Letter, Al Stanford writes that being saved involves developing a close relationship with God.

Matthew knew this story was scandalous: Jesus asked John to baptize him! Imagine what John's disciples did with this when they debated with Peter and the gang. (It's incomprehensible that the two ...

In asking to be baptized, Jesus exemplifies the Christian calling to follow along the path of humility and meekness rather than strutting about and being a showoff, Pope Francis said. Addressing ...

Last Friday we continued our look into the command Christ gave to His church, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, the command that has come to be known as “the Great Commission.” We discovered that a ...

Joann Daughtry, founder of Disciples on the Move, calls it a soul-saving event to draw people to God. The offer was free bus service from skid row to Venice Beach, where participants could chose to be ...

Last Friday we continued our look into the command Christ gave to His church, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, the command that has come to be known as “the Great Commission.” We discovered that a ...

I was baptized on Palm Sunday in 1981. I wasn't yet a year old. That's how it was done in my childhood church; the sacrament was administered to adorable babies and confirmed by awkward 13-year-olds.

In March, as royal wedding mania started heating up toward the fever pitch it has reached this week, the Daily Mail broke a surprising story: Two months before her wedding, Meghan Markle, England's ...

Our last words say a lot about our perspective on life and the world. When Jesus was crucified, his last words were, "It is finished." These words speak to the reality-altering power of the cross. The ...