Apprentice 2 Jesus

Church

  • The refreshing presence of Jesus in the Word

    I am tired. Weary. The news… social media… all around I am confronted with how we are behaving as Americans… as Christians… I am tired. Weary. Read more

  • The power of the Church in this world

    “…the interior life of the Church is then one of selfless love so fully exercised that, within its communion, the structure of its ministries coincides exactly with that of interpersonal relationships and the whole is the visible manifestation of a community that so gives itself unselfishly in love and service that it cannot fail to… Read more

  • The church isn’t some alternative universe

    There are times when I deeply treasure being able to slowly walk through a paragraph or even a portion of a paragraph and feast on the beauty of the meaning. My current reading affords me that.  Read more

  • The depths of culturalized Christianity

    John Fea calls them “court evangelicals.” I want to go a bit further and use the term: “culturalized Christians.” It’s not a good term, but I start there.  Read more

  • Thank you, Heights Church

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  • Some last words

    We are now down to TWO DAYS before movers show up and haul out the last of our worldly possessions. Tomorrow… Sunday… I get the privilege of preaching one last time at Heights Church. I have talked about how I have loved the city where I was able to live the past 20 years. But… Read more

  • Oh, the places we’ve been, Pt. 2

    Further thoughts on churches we’ve visited since the first of the year… Through the first four months of this year, we’ve visited all kinds of churches. We have come away with a deeper appreciation and love for the Body of Christ and how it is expressed in so many ways.  Read more

  • Oh, the places we’ve been

    In 9 days we pack up a moving truck and begin a new phase of our lives. In the last four months, we have been able to see God do incredible things to prepare the way for us. We’ve also had the incredible opportunity to visit all kinds of churches and see the Body of… Read more

  • My church binging weekend

    Since leaving Heights Church at the end of the year, I have determined to visit different churches every week. (It seems I’ve been busy most Sundays the past 19 years.) Read more

  • The failure of the shepherds

    Kenneth Bailey in his book, The Good Shepherd, walks through several major “shepherd” passages of Scripture. He makes the case for seeing the Father and the Son as shepherds rather than vengeful judges.  Read more