Parchment & Pen Blog

Allow me to introduce myself… My name is Kevin and I want to share with you the impact this ministry has had on my life. Take four minutes to watch this video and let me share my testimony with you. You know what is crazy? I have received multiple emails from members and supporters with [...]

We are so excited to announce the Discipleship App! How do you grow as a disciple of Jesus? How do you develop deep roots and a fruitful life? The Discipleship App is designed to set you on a course toward becoming a fully-devoted follower of Christ. This 10-session program focuses on both Orthodoxy (correct thought) [...]

The first thing you have to know about talking to most doubters is that they have a strong suspicion that you have never been there . . . that you just don’t understand. It is easy to find yourself in a position of illegitimacy. I’ll get back to this in a moment. Since I went through my [...]

We’re excited how many churches, small groups, and families have already gone through The Discipleship Program. For the next two days we want to get this into your hands. If price was an issue for you…price is no longer an issue! For the next two days (Friday & Saturday) you can get all 4 DVDs [...]

I believe in what is called “perseverance of the saints.” I am less inclined toward the designation “eternal security of the believer,” but it will do. I can even accept “once-saved always-saved,” so long as it is properly qualified. However, I also believe there is a type of faith that does not save. What a [...]

The last few days have been so interesting in my quest to investigate and report on the efforts of one organization seeking to disciple 1.3 million people. This organization does not simply seek to reach any random 1.3 million people, but reaches the absolute “least of these.” I’ve been spending time this week with the [...]

It’s interesting to be in Kenya. Sometimes I wonder if this is really a developing country. We were driving through one neighborhood earlier today when Peter (more on him in just a bit) asked me how much I thought the houses in the area cost. I couldn’t imagine offering a guess so I gave up [...]

I’m sitting in a hotel room right now. A pastor friend of mine is asleep in the bed next to mine. Cars are whizzing by outside my room. My eyelids are starting to get pretty heavy. It’s about 1:30 in the morning. For the last two days I’ve been traveling, with 13 other people, to [...]