The Good Soil

What if we're not actually His disciples?

Not because we don't believe. Not because we don't go to church, read our Bibles, or love Jesus. But because Jesus himself told His followers that they could not be His disciples. At least, not on their own terms. And yet, that's mostly what we walked away with.

So at what point in history did we drift from His definition to our own - quietly replacing His standard with a "God knows my heart" stamp of approval?

The Good Soil examines Jesus' picture of discipleship - and contrasts it with what we actually portray. And it feels like we missed something, because somewhere along the way, we started calling believers and followers disciples, and Jesus never did.

This book invites you to wrestle with the tension between Jesus' definition and our own - the places where His words have been sugar-coated, and God "knowing our heart" has become a way to avoid what He's actually asking. It will surface the selfishness, the pride, the comfort, and the compromise that Jesus himself says stand between us and true discipleship.

It might not be comfortable. But it will be rewarding.

From Amazon #1 bestselling author E.O. Valle.

Believer. Follower. Disciple. Three different people. Jesus is only looking for one.