Gospel for Life

I love pastors who’ve thought a lot about discipleship, and who are able to share their knowledge with others. Jonathan Dodson is such a pastor. He’s the author of Gospel-Centered Discipleship, which is now in its second edition. He’s also a local church pastor, the founder of City Life Church in Austin, Texas, where he lives with his wife and three children.

I love talking to people who’ve thought deeply about discipleship.

One such person is Jamie Strickland. Jamie serves as pastor of discipleship ministries at [West Highland Baptist Church] in Hamilton, Ontario.

He’s served with Power to Change in Canada, Peru, Denmark and the United Kingdom. In 2015, after serving with Power to Change for 13 years, he transitioned to pastoral ministry, and in 2019 joined the staff at West Highland.

I’m excited to talk to Jamie about his experience in leading discipleship in the context of a local church.

Many people talk about the importance of habits in the Christian life. But is this topic just a fad? Or do habits help us grow to be more like Christ?

In his book Heart & Habits, Dr. Greg Gifford helps us understand habits from a biblical, historic, and theological perspective. He also helps us learn how to develop habits God’s way.

God doesn’t need great prayers to do great things. When you speak to him in simple, trusting faith, you find yourself in a new story where anything is possible, where you always get what’s best, and where your problems become opportunities for a greater experience of Jesus.

In 21 Days to Childlike Prayer by Jed Coppenger, you’ll witness how God responds in power and love to your specific prayers.

Do you feel too busy to pray? You're not alone. We all know that we should be praying more and we genuinely try to make it happen. But everybody that I know, everybody that I've talked to, including really mature believers, often admit that they feel like their prayer life could be improved.

Today I'm really excited to talk to Asheritah Ciuciu, and she's written a new book called Prayers of REST. It's a series of prompts to help you hear God's voice. She provides guided prayers that focus your mind and heart on Scripture.

Is there a way to share an offensive message to an offended culture while not being gratuitously offensive?

Blake Long wants to help us learn how to engage with boldness and gentleness, bluntness and compassion.

Social media is a gift, but it comes with a dark side. How can we use it wisely?

In his new book Terms of Service, Chris Martin helps us think through the blessings and challenges of living in a social media world.

Chris Martin is a content marketing editor at Moody Publishers and a social media, marketing, and communications consultant. He writes regularly in his newsletter, Terms of Service. Chris lives outside Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Susie, their daughter, Magnolia, and their dog, Rizzo.

In this episode, Sanders explains how to live faithfully in whatever season God you’re in right now.

What if you don’t have a calling from God, but callings?

In The 6 Seasons of Calling, Brian Sanders argues that God has ordained six basic seasons of life:

In this episode, Sanders explains how to live faithfully in whatever season God you’re in right now.

If we’re going to go the distance, we need practices that will sustain us and help us grow.

Many people call this a Rule of Life.

But many of us don’t know what a Rule of Life is, or where to begin.

Rusty McKie, founder of Steadfast Ministries, wants to help. In this episode, I talk to Rusty about what a Rule of Life is, and how to get started.

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We’re always on the move, and it’s costing us. We talk a lot about going and doing, about the need for meaningful action, service, and pilgrimage. We need to learn about the benefits of resisting the temptation to remain unrooted. In his book Stability: How an Ancient Monastic Practice Can Restore Our Relationships, Churches, and Communities, Nathan Oates draws from some of the best writings on Benedictine spirituality and from his personal experiences raising a family, pastoring a church, and spending time living with monks, Nathan Oates offers a compelling invitation to find inner peace and stillness right where we are.

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