by Jonathan Hayashi | I am a follower of Jesus and I am a disciple of Christ!” A whole-hearted AMEN to that! But sadly, that statement is too often not connected to the idea of, “disciple-making” Recently, one of the representatives from the Missouri Baptist Convention (Brad Bennett) came and shared with our church the definition of a disciple...

by Jonathan Hayashi | I am a follower of Jesus and I am a disciple of Christ!” A whole-hearted AMEN to that! But sadly, that statement is too often not connected to the idea of, “disciple-making” Recently, one of the representatives from the Missouri Baptist Convention (Brad Bennett) came and shared with our church the definition of a disciple...

by Jonathan Hayashi | It is the banner that people wave by! “Be true to yourself” is the slogan of the day. The drama of our culture that casts the ideology that cannot be forfeited by anyone. Why do people give this tip? Where did this originate? What is the problem with this advice that we often even hear...

by Jonathan Hayashi | Jay Adam is known as the one who began the resurgence and championing the biblical counseling movement. His book, “Competent to Counsel” published in 1970 had revolutionized the way I have approached counseling with the supremacy of God’s Word...

by Jonathan Hayashi | I was looking back at videos recently on our wedding day with my wife. As I was watching, I was reminded again, there is no one more important on this earth I most cherish on earth than my wife...

by Jonathan Hayashi | I recall this time as a little kid growing up in the country of Japan. There was an old lady, climbing up to a thousand step up towards an ancient shrine, offering her gift in the wooden basket, claps her hands to awaken the gods, bowing her head in solemn silence to the Buddhist god to request favor...

by Jonathan Hayashi | People from all walks of life will often ask one or more of the following metaphysical questions: Why should I believe the Bible? Is there salvation outside of Christianity? How do we know that God exists? Given evil, how can one justify God...