LANSING, Mich. — A year-long initiative by a Michigan bishop to inspire greater Christian discipleship among clergy and laypeople has now attracted more than 11,000 weekly subscribers. “I’m delighted, ...

The mandate is clear: “Go and make disciples.” It’s the final, foundational command Jesus gave before ascending to heaven, the very heartbeat of the Church. Yet, new data from Lifeway Research’s ...

Most churches (including ours) give people ten times more content than they can live out. Real transformation, we’re ...

Many pastors in the United States say discipleship is essential in their churches, but most lack clear ways to measure it, according to the results of a study conducted by Lifeway Research. The study, ...

Yet Jesus, the Word incarnate, found nothing greater than hearing and delivering his Father’s words, the “one thing … necessary.”  The chief mark of discipleship is receiving Jesus in his Word, as ...

Priscilla Shirer is a best-selling author, motivational speaker, actress, Christian media personality, and evangelist. But most importantly, she is a wife and mother praying for Godly influences in ...

In 1999, Oblate Fr. Ronald Rolheiser published The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality. It was an author's dream, selling some 250,000 copies and establishing Rolheiser as a beloved ...

Sunday, Sept. 4, is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33. In today’s Gospel, Jesus defines four ...

As the calendar flips to 2026, Lifeway Christian Resources reflects back on a year marked by leadership transition, expanding ...

who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your ...