Tag: discipleship

• Icon

  I’ve been asked a few times lately about the apparent growth in the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. This topic is growing in the vision of the current generation as it longs to discover authenticity in all things, but especially in faith. In a metamodern world that creates “truths” and then inflicts them upon others,…

  matthewcgillum

  May 12, 2026

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  bible, catholic, christianity, discipleship, evangeliical, faith, god, jesus, metamodernism, orthodox

• No Kings

  [The above photo is Santa Anna’s sword in the new museum at the Alamo. Super cool.] Recently King Charles III came and spoke in Washington DC. At this engagement, the result of his speech was standing ovation in bi-partisan solidarity. Republicans, Democrats, etc., they were standing and applauding a literal monarch. I’m not the first…

  matthewcgillum

  April 29, 2026

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  authority, bible, charity, christianity, discipleship, faith, god, jesus, love, metamodernism, no kings

• Discipleship is returning the weights

  Discipleship is returning the weights to the rack. Recently I started attending a gym, trying to get back into a rhythm of good exercise. As everyone knows, this is an uphill battle. While your mind tells you that it’s a good thing for you to be lifting weights, your heart wonders if it might be…

  matthewcgillum

  April 16, 2026

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  bible, christianity, crosstraining, discipleship, faith, jesus, strength, workout

• Where Did All These Cats Come From?

  I knew a woman who did not own a cat. By itself, this statement shouldn’t make you curious. However, consider that this woman routinely had 20+ cats in her backyard every evening. The cats swarmed in the neighborhood and continued multiplying. The problem was so bad that animal control had to come to the house…

  matthewcgillum

  April 3, 2026

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  animals, cat, cats, discipleship, dogs, faith, jesus, pets, sin

• The Grace of Marketing, The Marketing of Grace?

  I ran across the profile of my friend Kenny Klinglesmith today (you can follow him here: https://kennyklinglesmith.substack.com/) and he had started a discussion on the value of flashy marketing versus slow and steady brand growth. You might think it strange for a pastor to be interested in a topic like this, but it has been…

  matthewcgillum

  March 6, 2026

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  bible, christianity, church, discipleship, faith, god, grace, jesus, Marketing, metamodernism, PIzza

• Take Everything for Granted

  Don’t take it for granted. You’ve probably heard the above statement thousands of times in your life. It inhabits the spaces of motivation, of discipline, of encouragement. It rings with the tone of humility and growth. It calls the reader to not assume anything, but rather to work and appreciate. But is it true? When…

  matthewcgillum

  February 19, 2026

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  beauty, bible, christianity, discipleship, don’t take it for granted, faith, god, grace, jesus, metamodernism, motivation

• Overflow, Not Runoff

  A few days ago I applied the principles of water runoff from a torrential rain storm to the way that we saturate our lives with “spiritual growth” but do not let it flow on to others. It’s a good conversation for the individual movement. But does the principle apply beyond the individual? Yesterday, David Kinnaman…

  matthewcgillum

  April 9, 2025

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  barna, bible, christianity, david kinnaman, discipleship, faith, global missional ai summit, jesus, revival