Apprentice 2 Jesus

Advent

  • Advent, darkness, and bearing each other’s burdens

    “… those who are better off stand shoulder to shoulder with those who suffer. No one is fee until all are free. No one is safe until all are safe. No matter how ‘up’ I may feel personally, my place as a Christian in the larger scheme of things is not to bask in the… Read more

  • First Sunday of Advent

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  • The glorious church we miss seeing

    We’re hard on the Church in general. We’re hard on the American Church in specific. We can take turns on the reasons each of us are hard on the Church. I am hard on the American conservative Church because of its spiritual blindness. Yet… I stay with it. Why? Read more

  • The song of Mary

    In this Fourth Sunday of Advent, it is good to reflect on the Gospel for the day (Luke 1:39-56). In our day, let Mary’s song lift up our spirits and bring us hope once again. Read more

  • The darkness humanity will not solve

    “We can send Christmas cards about love and peace all we want, but the human race is utterly incapable of turning itself around… Read more

  • Remembering what Christ demonstrated for US to do

    Dear Church,Stop gathering around the name of Jesus while ignoring the ways of Jesus.Remember the poor.Visit the prisoner.Feed the hungry.Clothe the naked.Welcome the stranger.Deliver the oppressed.Serve the least.And rise for the marginalized.He waits for us there.— Carlos A. Rodríguez (@HappySonship) December 18, 2018 Read more

  • We are met by the oncoming Lord

    Quite simply, I can’t adequately find a way to give a stronger recommendation for Fleming Rutledge’s book, Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ. It has been refreshing and challenging all at the same time as I’ve learned more about what this season should entail in my life. Read more

  • In Advent you must face the darkness

    If there is anything I am learning in this season of Advent it is to allow the darkness to do something in me. Read more

  • Embrace Advent

    “Oddly, of all the seasons of the year, Advent preaching is the easiest, at least in my opinion. Why is that? It is because Advent is about a world in darkness, and it is not at all difficult to show that this is a world of darkness, certainly not at this period in our history.… Read more

  • Worship TOGETHER is important

    After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:“Salvation belongs to… Read more