RIP Edward F. Lundwall Jr.

 

"Discipleship is built on discipline. Period. It’s getting up when it is hard to get up. It’s praying when your brain is heavy with preoccupation. It’s choosing to spend time in Scripture instead of mindlessly watching YouTube videos. It’s choosing to follow when the world, the flesh, and the Devil are all trying to prevent it. Get up. Get your head in the game. You have been given a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline. (2 Tim 1:7)" - The Rev. Chris Findley, Rector St. Patrick's Anglican Church, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Dr. Alice C. Linsley

Our friend Ed Lundwall has gone to his heavenly reward. A faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, Ed was passionate about training disciples. Hope Rapson and I are thankful for the 11 years we were able to ministry with Ed to the readers of Distinctive Discipleship. God willing, we intend to continue his legacy at this blog for many more years.

The Rev. Edward F. Lundwall, Jr. served as an Army Chaplain. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. For nine years, Ed and his late wife, Marionette, were Baptist home missionaries. They have three children, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Ed pastored Disciple Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a laboratory experiment to study biblical discipleship and how to apply it to the Church.

This blog is the cooperative effort of Ed Lundwall, Hope Ellen Rapson, and Alice C. Linsley. The three met in the summer 2013 in Rossville, Georgia for brunch, and after the meal, Ed invited us to his home where we saw the extent of his writings on discipleship. There was an entire wall with floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with notebooks. As we chatted and perused the volumes, Hope and Alice realized that this dear disciple of Jesus Christ deserved a wider readership. Hope was an English teacher and Alice had experience with blogs. The plan was to make Ed's writings accessible to a wider audience.

This blog isn't sexy. It isn't provocative. There is nothing here to thrill those energized by polemic and politics. The posts are about being a disciple of the Righteous King. They are somewhat old-fashioned, with the flavor of good ol' time religion. The material is practical. It can be used for daily devotions, for Bible study, and to teach Sunday School classes.

The posts do not reflect a specific denomination. Ed was a Baptist, Hope is a non-denominational Evangelical, and Alice is an Anglican traditionalist. It is our intention that every article be biblical, honest, and helpful.

Devotional materials related to discipleship may be found by using the INDEX which lists topics in alphabetical order.