Have you ever considered: How can I be an effective disciple for Jesus? Effective disciples make an impression and leave a mark for Jesus Christ. Effective disciples affect people. You could even say that effective disciples infect people; that is, we are contagious for Christ’s sake! No doubt, Jesus’ earliest disciples made an impression and left an indelible mark for Jesus Christ. Following His ascension, Jesus’ disciples were left to build the New Testament Church and

Wedding season is cranking up. Hopefully we will see more normalcy this year with the pandemic easing. One element that always seems to be a part of the wedding ceremony is the giving away of the bride, or “the presentation.” It is a long standing tradition that goes back to biblical times. The Apostle Paul even referenced the idea when he taught about discipleship. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacr

I was raised in a family of believers. I went to church pretty much every Sunday, either at my home church in Salisbury or at my mom’s home church in Wilkes County when we were visiting family, which was often. It was a rural Baptist church where my great uncle was chairman of the deacons and choir director. As a child, I often sat in the choir loft with him or with my great grandpa. I was blessed to have a family who brought me up in the “way I should go”. Because of the

Can you imagine the thrill and excitement experienced by the women who discovered Jesus had risen from the grave early on that first Easter morning? (Luke 24:1-12). After watching Jesus suffer and die on the cross on Friday, these women must have been heartbroken. Yet they made their way to His tomb early that Sunday morning to properly prepare His body for burial. What life lessons can we learn from them? I can think of at least three vital life lessons: 1. The women d