Apprentice 2 Jesus

Church Life

  • Matthew 10 — Freely You Have Received

    I am extending the conversation from my Sunday morning message on Matthew 10. There is so much to discuss on “The Marks of Discipleship” that to do justice to this passage would take several weeks of examination on Sunday morning. Instead, I am inviting people to join me through the week as I reflect on… Read more

  • Why Evangelicals Struggle… But Should Learn

    This article is a good reflection and they point out a couple of things I’ve thought of over the past few years. It does not cause me to repudiate evangelicalism, however. It causes me to reflect. There are still numerous reasons I identify more readily with evangelicals and “classical” Pentecostals than the “liberal” side of… Read more

  • The Promise of the Spirit

    This weekend I am beginning a short series on the Holy Spirit. As Pentecostals, we are sometimes better demonstrating than teaching on this subject. It needs to be both. There is more that is stirring. What the Spirit is stirring will need to be spoken more “in house” (meaning more TO the Body of Christ)… Read more

  • Amazing Generosity

    I love being involved in my community. Last night was one of those great nights. As president this year of a service organization (Kiwanis) I got to present scholarship awards to two graduating seniors from our city’s high school. This is a huge night to give out scholarships. In a town with a population around… Read more

  • The Weariness and the Whining

    Numbers 11 The parallels to our own attitudes is astounding. We just can’t be happy. Israel was being delivered from Egypt and were standing at the edge of the Promised Land. So, they go to complaining. They can’t take the hardship anymore. They dream of the great food back in Egypt! (Culture shock has set… Read more

  • Generosity

    This past Sunday was a great day of giving. In the morning before church we hit the annual Kiwanis pancake breakfast. The club that runs the breakfast raises several thousand dollars for projects for kids. It’s always a great opportunity for giving… and I get to eat! In the afternoon after church I went over… Read more

  • The Great “I LIKE” Campaign, Part 2

    For a fuller explanation of what this is about, go HERE. Basically, I am choosing to say something GOOD about a subject or people when it’s normally easy pickings for criticism. My aim is also to choose “opposites” on a given day. This is a personal project because I can be an “equal opportunity offender.”… Read more

  • Mourning the Loss of a Prophet

    This word of David Wilkerson’s passing is just coming out. For better or worse, this man stood as a watchman on the wall of our nation and prophetically pastored a church in Manhattan that is doing an amazing work today. His words have angered me, challenged me, and brought me to my knees. The Church… Read more

  • Living With the End in Mind

    I am working my way through 1 Peter right now and the words of Peter are so incredibly challenging. This is one reason I write about multi-generational churches. We need the wisdom. Peter talks about it. But more than that, we need a higher calling. We need to be reminded of the great price of… Read more

  • Why Mono-Generational Churches are Needed

    Since I only get responses agreeing with my position on multi-generational churches, I will now present the reasons we SHOULD have mono-generational churches. (I am dusting off my high school debating skills for this one.) 1. Dude, stop being offensive and calling them “mono-generational.” They should be called “cutting edge” or “relevant.” Not like your… Read more