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Disciplemaking Women...

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Today, my sister and I say goodbye to our mom... for now . Because we do this with our friends every year ,  we find some great gems like this—click image below to enlarge for viewing. Above: That's 2 Timothy 1:5 NLT Note from above pic: Three generations of faith from a godly grandmother, to a mother, and then to a son. Let's start calling mothering and grandmothering what it really is.... disciplemaking ! And here are a couple more disciplemaking women I'm particularly fond of and thank God for . But this woman is my favorite disciplemaker . Have YOU thanked a disciplemaking woman in your life lately?   I challenge you to share this post with her and to write her a short note of thanks. Get  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your Email Inbox! Let me encourage you and make you think 1-2x a week with a virtual  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your email inbox.  1.  Go here and submit your email . 2.  Go to your email and click the Feedburner con

Monday Funday—Coffee with Jesus: The American Idol

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Click image below to enlarge for viewing and reading... Used by permission from radiofreebabylon.com Get  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your Email Inbox! Let me encourage you and make you think 1-2x a week with a virtual  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your email inbox.  1.  Go here and submit your email . 2. Go to your email 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 .

That Strange Intersection of Anger and Caring...

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“Anger is often the first indication that we care. The tragedy is that we’re not angered, not shocked enough. The never angered person is morally deficient.”   —Dr. Paul Copan, Philosopher, Theologian, and Apologist, from the book, Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God 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.

In case you're wondering if you should get coffee this morning...

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Problem solved. Quit thinking and start drinking.

Prayer: The original—and still the best—wireless connection

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You pray. God Answers. Imagine that. Check out this true story... Hi Bill, You just spoke at our church and did training—and I wanted to share a story with you that I can only believe has everything to do with the message spoken through you that Sunday day. I work in an office environment where my coworkers all know I'm a Christian, yet very few life-changing or faith-related conversations have come up ... Sad to say, it's easier to stick to the work and hope your faith shows by your actions and attitude rather than coming out and saying what you know people need to hear. Anyway, last night and this morning I prayed The Disciplemaker's Prayer and asked God to show me people and situations that were ripe for inserting His word. So as "luck" would have it, I accidentally put my lunch in my desk drawer when I got in this morning, instead of the refrigerator. So when I went to the lunch room, I joked with my coworkers that I was going to eat it anyway

Breaking News...

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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs has now been updated for the 21st century... It's funny because it's true.

Rethinking Radical—Part 2

Redefining Radical—How the Popular Call to Change the World for Christ Can Do More Harm than Good... by Skye Jethani (If video doesn't appear, go here .) I put this on  Cup O' Joe with Bill  because I think it's worthy of wrestling together. For Rethinking Radical—Part 1, go here . 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 .

Rethinking what it means to be a healthy church...

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Perhaps one of the marks of a healthy church isn't simply how many people attend—but, rather, that people leave the service with the conviction that they are being sent out by Jesus to live an infectious disciplemaking way of life, together. * Such a church would require a different kind of leadership . * Such a church would be filled with people who aspire to live like Jesus . * Such a church might start by praying this prayer together every day . * Here's the kicker: Even just a few people who dared to live like this together could change the world . Don't think so? Well, it's been done before  and it's still changing the world . Perhaps the most important test of what happens during church is what happens after church. Want More? Bring a Cadre disciplemaking training experience to your ministry or church by contacting us . Get  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your Email Inbox! Let me encourage you and make you think 2-3x a week wit