Fellow Pilgrims: Walking Together in Faith

We live in a time that prizes independence. We like flexibility. Privacy. Autonomy. We like the feeling of being self-sufficient, of handling things on our own, of not needing too much from anyone else. These attitudes are core to the culture of the United States. And if we're not careful, that mindset can quietly shape our faith too. We may still attend church. We may still believe the right things. But underneath it all, we can begin to treat our spiritual life like a priva

There is a tendency many of us have when we think about evangelism or disciple-making. We naturally focus on the beginning. We think about the moment someone says yes to Jesus. The moment of conversion. The moment of baptism. The moment everything seems to start. And those moments matter deeply. They are beautiful. They are worth celebrating. There is real joy in watching someone come to faith, and Scripture gives us every reason to rejoice when that happens. But those moment

Most of us did not come to faith because of a perfectly timed speech or a flawlessly delivered presentation. There may have been a moment when things finally clicked through things like a sermon, a conversation, a Bible study, a question that stayed with us, or a truth we could no longer ignore. But if we look a little closer, there was often something behind that moment. A relationship. Someone who showed us what faith looked like in real life. Someone who listened. Someone

Many of us have experienced this moment before. A conversation turns toward something deeper. Someone opens up about stress, purpose, or uncertainty. Faith comes up naturally, or maybe they ask a question we weren’t expecting. And then we sense an opportunity to talk about Jesus. We want to say something. We know the moment matters. But we’re not quite sure what to say. So we hesitate. We search for the right words. We worry about saying it wrong. And sometimes, the moment pa