Apprentice 2 Jesus

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  • Missing the Kingdom of God

    Last Sunday our gospel text was Mark 3:23-35. The story here is the pressure Jesus is getting from his family and then the religious leaders. Neither one is happy with him. For his family, Jesus was avoiding them and his ministry was attracting so many people that his own family couldn’t get into their own… Read more

  • Church hurt… where do we go?

    Just as the last post I shared a podcast on someone wrestling with their faith/theology/public belief, etc., and had areas I that resonated with me, this podcast is much the same. Read more

  • Give us shepherds, Lord

    I was as swept up on the “leadership” movement as anyone when I was beginning ministry. John Maxwell was my guy. I fell into his mantra of “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” 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

  • We need to be awake

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  • Defining Christian Nationalism

    This is me saying something about “Christian Nationalism” again. And I will keep doing so. Russell Moore in THIS INTERVIEW sums up why we need to keep raising the flag on this one: Your book delves into Christian nationalism as a component of the evangelical movement. How would you define Christian nationalism? And how has… Read more

  • Away with fear

    Fear drives politics. It raises money. It gets people turned toward an “enemy”… and then looking for “solutions.” This is not the way of the Kingdom of God. Read more

  • Beth Moore and Anglicanism

    Beth Moore gives a testimony of her first visit to an Anglican Church after she very publicly left the SBC, her home her entire Christian life. It is a beautiful witness. One that I resonated with in so many ways. She gives this description at the end of her first worship service at an Anglican… Read more

  • Rise and Fall of Mars Hill — Self-Examen?

    The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast was originally a 12 episode podcast that became wildly popular. I thought it had ended, but then found out there were “bonus” episodes so I listened to them. I thought those were finished, then found out yet another episode just came out and it purports to be… 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