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Now the Green Blade Rises If video doesn't appear, go here . Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, Wheat that in the dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green. In the grave they laid Him, Love Whom we had slain, Thinking that never He would wake again, Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen: Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green. Forth He came in quiet, like the risen grain, He that for three days in the grave had lain; Quick from the dead the risen Christ is seen: Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green. When our hearts are wintry, grieving or in pain, By his touch can call us back to life again; Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been: Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green. "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, i...

Simon says, "Pat your head." We pat our heads. Jesus says, "Make disciples." We memorize that verse. Here's how you can get beyond missing the point to making disciples. Get  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your Email Inbox! Let me encourage you and make you think 2-3x a week with a virtual  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your email inbox.  Go here and submit your email . Then check your email inbox and click the Feedburner confirmation link. Note: You can unsubscribe anytime simply by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email that comes from  Cup O' Joe with Bill .

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The pictures and stories below speak of our adventures with you, God, and Cadre so far in 2013. Click any image below to enlarge for reading and viewing.  To view as a two page PDF go here. Because of God AND the prayer and financial partnership with God’s people like YOU, we are able to take Jesus-like disciplemaking, equipping, and encouragement to thousands of people in hundreds of churches and ministries each year! That's what Cadre Ministries has been about for over ten years now. God is at work and we love being along for this, crazy, fun, and fruitful ride. But make no mistake about it: We couldn't do Cadre without friends like YOU. Would you prayerfully consider joining our financial partnership team on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis starting now? To explore taking this adventure with us, go here . From our hearts to yours, thank you for prayerfully considering our request. Bill, Stacy, Emily, Bill, Aubrey, Josey, Libby, Sadey,...

Every now and then I read an article and I think, "I wish every man would read this." The article I'm about to share with you qualifies. But before I share the article, I must warn you.   1. Some of you won't be able to get over the first line in the article because of a certain crude word that is used. If this is you, please abandon this post right now. You will miss the point of the article. 2. This article was written for a news organization for real guys... not for some sort of nicey nicey men's ministry magazine. 3. The problem the author points out is pandemic—and sadly Christian men are just as guilty as other men. 4. I have an agenda. The final challenge given by the author is exactly what I hope every happily married man will start doing. If, after all that, you still insist on reading this article, that's fine.  But you have been warned. One last thought: The article is way better than the video, so please read t...

My teachers always told me I wouldn't amount to anything because I procrastinated so much.  I told them, "Just you wait." Time Management for Painfully Pooped-Out People workbook and audio here . You, Me, and Coffee Monday...   Let me encourage you and and make you think 1 stinking time a week (usually Monday morning) with a virtual  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your email inbox.  Two  Simple Steps... 1.  Go here and submit your email . 2.  Go to your email and click the Feedburner confirmation link . You can unsubscribe at any time with no questions asked simply by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email you receive from  Cup O' Joe with Bill . Honest. You got nothing to lose. Try it.

On February 28th through March 3rd I, along with my wife and our three youngest kids , packed the car far greater than its capacity, and headed up north to WI to take The 2013 Disciplemaking Training Tour  behind the cheddar curtain . [Click any image to enlarge for viewing.] Cadre Ministries worked in partnership with the Forrest Lakes District of the Evangelical Free Church of America to bring the Disciplemaking Is Relationships training experience to four different locations in four days. Day 1: LaCrosse, WI I was immediately encouraged—even before the training started—by this young woman below. She walked up to me and said... "You were the speaker at the district youth conference in Green Bay in 2010 . I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior then and there. I want you to know that I went home from that conference and was immediately discipled. Now I'm senior in college, I volunteer in the youth ministry at this church, I'm discipling two other friends at co...

It's theologically incorrect to say, "All you need is God." Think about this with me for a minute. In the perfect world God created before sin, God saw one man surrounded by flawless paradise on all sides and said... "It's not good for man to be alone."  (Genesis 2:18) What? How can that be? God was in community with Himself (The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). But at this point in the narrative, Adam was not in community with another human being as God designed. Yes, Adam had an intimate relationship with God that was unhindered by sin at this point and undoubtedly he enjoyed God's awesome creation. But he didn't have another human being "suitable" with whom he could live in community. So God declared it was "not good." Then God made Adam a friend, a partner, and, yes, a lover. But don't check out yet. This post is NOT about marriage —but rather it's about our God-given need for human community. (Think ...

During a visit to the retirement home, I asked the director, "How do you determine whether or not a person should be institutionalized? "Well," said the Director, "We fill up a bathtub, and then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup." "No," said the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?" *Got this from Mikey's Funnies. Get  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your Email Inbox! Let me encourage you and make you think 2-3x a week with a virtual  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your email inbox.  Go here and submit your email . Then check your email inbox and click the Feedburner confirmation link. Note: You can unsubscribe anytime simply by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bot...