Several of us went to the movies on Monday. We saw the new Christian film "The Forge," which focused on discipling. NOT discipline—although that does happen to be the root origin of "disciple." (Discipline comes from discipulus, the Latin word for student.) Through this movie we learned how one's life can be influenced through the attention and "shepherding" of someone who wholeheartedly believes in Christ. We witnessed the young man in the story blossoming as he began to find his way as a Christian. And we saw the unfailing strength of those who prayed for him to succeed.
It may "take a village" (as the saying goes) to effect positive change ... but often it can simply take the commitment and devotion of a single individual.
In the words of the evangelist Dwight L. Moody, "Small numbers make no difference to God. There is nothing small if God is in it."
We should never underestimate the power each one of us has within to make a difference in the world!
—Cathy Betts Sapunor
