Apprentice 2 Jesus

Culture

  • Violence gets attention

    In the current Middle East conflict I am sent back to the Civil Rights Era and learning more about non-violent protests, MLK, Gandhi, and more. Read more

  • The Middle East

    I grew up in a church/movement where end time theology was wrapped up in “the rapture” and unquestioned support for Israel. Read more

  • How it started… how it’s going

    There are memes on social media that hilariously depict how something started and how it’s going. There is not much pretty about how 2020 started and how it’s going. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t hope. Read more

  • I know who “Q” is

    I know who the “Q Anon” deep source is. You probably do, too. Read more

  • Atlanta, racism, misogyny, and evangelicals

    Our long-running stubbornness to not stop and have some serious conversations is becoming so incredibly toxic… and exposed. As conservative American Christians we seriously need to stop and examine our lives. Instead, we make excuses, put up walls, and keep fortifying our crumbling positions. Read more

  • Race, CRT, Nationalism, Evangelicalism, etc.

    This is a longer podcast interview, but it is succinct in how my theology and life ethic has been forming. The easy dismissal by white evangelicals of Critical Race Theory, the lack of listening, the lack of critical thinking… all of it. Thabyite Anyabwile puts into concise language where my formation has taken me these… Read more

  • Things to remember in February

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  • Kindness

    “Kindness frees us from the cruelty that at times infects human relationships, from the anxiety that prevents us from thinking of others, from the flurry of activity that forgets that others also have a right to be happy.” — Pope Francis, On Fraternity and Social Friendship (p. 103) Read more

  • We are not healed

    There has been a lot of analysis… and a lot of “what did you expect”… and a lot of “how could this happen”… since January 6. Read more

  • Enabling lies and willful deception

    David French begins one of his latest posts this way: I’m going to be honest. I can’t shake the sadness. I can’t shake the anger. We probably all feel that way, and probably for different reasons. Read more