Discipleship isn’t just for church leaders; it is for Every. Single. Person. And it is not that complicated. We can all become a spiritual mother or father regardless of how old we are or how long we have walked with the Lord.

This was one of the key takeaways during my recent discussion with two of my dearest mentors, Danny Norris and Helen Lambert, which released a few weeks ago.

It was another booze-soaked night. There had been plenty of them over the years. He was known as the local drunk. People snickered and whispered when they saw him stumbling down the street in his usual besotted stupor.

Others just shook their heads. Some crossed the street to avoid him. He was unshaven, unkempt, and unwashed. He stunk. A sad and despicable specimen of a life gone terribly wrong.

On Thursday of the outreach – our afternoon team met Tony.

Tony served in the army in Vietnam. He has been searching for truth all of his life in different religions.

He really believed that sin was forever, and the devil controls the world and there is nothing that we can do about it.

This was going to take courage. It was going to take conviction. It was going to take perseverance. The struggle for liberty and justice has never been for the timid.