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  “Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.” ‭‭—Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭20‬:‭4‬ In Acts 20:4, we see something beautiful: Paul never traveled alone. He moved with friends—with sons in the faith. With trusted co-workers from different cities and stories. This wasn’t a celebrity apostle building a platform. It was a family on mission. Men from Berea, Thessalonica, Derbe, and Asia walked with him — proof that the gospel had taken root in real places and real lives. Paul didn’t just plant churches; he formed people. He invested deeply, shared life, and entrusted responsibility. Disciplemaking isn’t a solo calling. It’s shared roads, shared burdens, shared joy. The mission advances best through friends who have walked with Jesus — and with one another. —Dave Garda, Cadre Missionaries More on this... * The transformational p...

Ever notice that Jesus didn't spend much time trying to attract "superstars"? Jesus DID, however, invest his life in training regular (and irregular) folks... who, by the way, after they were trained , "turned the world upside down." Yet, instead of investing in the training of people under our nose (like Jesus), we seem to be on a perpetual search for the superstar who will come in and save the day. Instead of investing in a 2 Timothy 2:2 and Ephesians 4:11-12 approach to training others, we squander our limited time tryin to attract homerun hitters--even though we all know that homerun hitters strike out much more often than they actually hit home runs. But think about WHO Jesus invested his short earthly life in. Were they the superstars and homerun hitters of the day? Hardly. If there was anything remarkable about who Jesus invested in--it was that they were remarkably unremarkable. What would have happened if Jesus would have sought the counse...

Check out this short video below... If the video above doesn't appear, go here . "Little children, keep yourselves from idols."   (false gods) —[from anything and everything that would occupy the place in your heart due to God, from any sort of substitute for Him that would take first place in your life].  —1 John 5:21, Amplified Bible Yes, I'm preaching to myself here.     Instagram               Facebook              Twitter        Subscribe here & let the fun begin !  

The older I get, the more I understand  why  the psalmist cried out, "Remember not the sins of my youth...." True confession: I did a lot of dumb stuff—the kind of stuff later in life you wonder, "What in the world was I thinking?" Can you relate? For example, this picture above. And I think this was way before the "Where's-Waldo?" craze. I know for certain that the good folks who ran the Bible college didn't quite know what to do with me some times. Hey—I get it. I didn't know what to do with me either. And sometimes, I still don't know. As I look back on those years in Bible college, I didn't necessarily agree with all of the rules. Let's just say I did have to get a haircut and most of my music collection stayed home. And I did spend a considerable amount of time in the offices of the various Deans. I like to think of those many times as "fellowship."  Yet, so much of what I experienced at Bible college could be summed...

Whoever makes the most and best disciple makers , wins . Have you ever considered that the Devil and his demons are disciplemakers of sorts?  And they are passionately  committed to raising up generations of "disciples."  I'm not joking. Think about it for a moment. Look around. Observe what is happening in culture. It's literally everywhere. Can you see it? But I'm not worried (and you shouldn't be either.) I am clear about Jesus' disciplemaking mission and movement. I know Jesus is King and how this cosmic story ends. Nevertheless, for now, "...we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against might powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in heavenly places." —Ephesians 6:10-12 I'll say it again: Whoever makes the most and best disciple makers , wins. *  What if THIS is our only hope ? *  To succeed in lesser things is to fail * Sensational doesn't mean ...