Apprentice 2 Jesus

Church Life

  • Facing the apocalypse

    Anxiety is up. Frustration is high. Anger boils over. AI will take over the world. “I, Robot” was right all along. Read more

  • A confession: I am a big fat failure

    Ezekiel 2:1-7 The biblical calling to a ministry is so different than the “call” Western Christianity calls people to. Ezekiel is called to the prophetic ministry. That has a certain connotation in certain Charismatic/Pentecostal circles, and I would venture to guess that the picture we have in our minds is different than Ezekiel’s call. Read more

  • Worth your time

    “My job is to give myself to Jesus. His job is to transform me.” John Mark Comer in THIS INTERVIEW . When what you thought was “conservative” and “evangelical” turns dark, where do you go and what do you do? Nancy French shares her powerful story HERE. Some thoughts on Beyonce’s new album from some… Read more

  • A deepening of my faith and calling

    Two recent books that have deepened my faith and calling: This Foundational Order by Dr. Tara Jernigan The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography by Dr. Alan Jacobs Read more

  • The way home

    I am wrapping up Russell Moore’s book, Losing Our Religion and if there are two places I would copy and keep near me at all times, it would be the section where he talked about the need to make peace with homelessness and the conclusion to the book. Moore is a Southern Baptist to the… Read more

  • Laying out “Christian Nationalism”

    “Christian nationalism is not a politically enthusiastic version of Christianity, nor is it a religiously informed patriotism. Christian nationalism is a prosperity gospel for nation-states, a liberation theology for white people.” (Russell Moore, Losing Our Religion, p. 117, emphasis added) Read more

  • This is the day I look for

    I am always glad the daily office readings end in Revelation as the New Testament reading. It makes me homesick every time. There will be a time when war will be no more. A time when heaven and earth are truly joined together. A time when our King will finally be known in fullness to… Read more

  • Our American Christian aversion to not being in power

    Christendom has protected us from the beginning. We, as American Christians, have never been the “minority” voice. The influence of Christendom (not necessarily Christianity) runs deep because this nation has roots deep in Christendom. That does not mean “this nation was founded as a Christian nation.” Those are not identical comments. Read more

  • The famine of our time

    There are physical famines all around us. Drought conditions are crippling regions of the world. Spiritual famine is real. It is very real in places where churches think they are doing well. The Spirit is trying to warn believers of these conditions. The warnings are being ignored . Read more

  • A prayer for renewal

    Two statements showed up on my timeline back to back from different sources and they call me to prayer. Read more