Tag: Sonlife
Indignant Like Jesus
By Doug Holliday Indignant – adjective feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base. What makes me indignant? Do my feelings mirror those of Christ? There are only two times in the gospels (NIV translation) where it speaks of Jesus being indignant. Certainly there were more […]
How to Live on Mission Like Jesus
By Doug Holliday: “Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.‘” John 20:21 This past weekend, we moved our daughter into her new dorm at the University of Florida. The weekend before that, we drove another daughter up to Long Island […]
Jesus-Centered Missions
By Jay Fast: I’ll never forget the moment when I was struck with the fact that Jesus intentionally used short-term, cross-cultural mission trips as part of his disciple-making process. It was the spring of 2013, I was sitting on a bench made from rough-cut logs on a beautiful day at […]
Leading #beyondthehashtag
By Doug Holliday: Last week I was in Denver for meetings with our ministry partner, Dare 2 Share, when the words of a respected Christian leader blew up social media. As we all have seen in the past month and even recent years, the words of leaders have an effect […]
Invest
For I have given you an example, you should do just as I have done for you. (John 13:15) By Katie Yates: Different seasons in life have brought about opportunities to grow in my friendships with others. In my years as a youth pastor, it was always clear as to whom […]
The Power of Multiplication
by Doug Holliday: My dear friend Michael Titus serves as the country Director for J-Life Tanzania. Michael grew up in a Muslim home, yet Christ miraculously appeared to him in a dream. The next day, a Sunday, he walked almost 15 miles to the nearest church. When he arrived, the […]
Growing Mature Disciples
by Doug Holliday, Years ago, I heard Dr. Howard Hendricks make this statement. “The day you stop growing is the day you start dying.” Don’t we all want to grow? The alternative doesn’t sound so appealing, does it! But what does personal growth look like? What does spiritual growth look like? How […]