Apprentice 2 Jesus

Culture

  • White Evangelicalism

    I know the name Lecrae, but I’ve not listened to his music. Recently he has boldly spoken out about American evangelicalism and the lack of place for people of color.  Read more

  • The temptation of the stage

    We all face it as Christian leaders. It’s the temptation of being “up front.” There is a level of influence we have that we pretend to “not want,” but down deep… we like it there.  Read more

  • Larry the Cucumber and Illegal Immigration

    My kids grew up on Veggie Tales. It was a series of videos using vegetable characters like Larry the Cucumber. One of the creators of the show, Phil Vischer, now has a podcast that mixes his crazy ADHD comments and some serious discussion on current issues in culture with an evangelical Christian perspective. His latest… Read more

  • The Flag, the Anthem, the First Amendment

    I’ve been to a few baseball games this year. I’ve kind of sworn off of NFL games, but not because of Colin Kaepernick. It traces back to the arrogance of the NFL, willfully ignored the concussion issue, and I could go on about that.  Read more

  • The political Jesus

    Jesus’ own message was incendiary. It’s worth hearing the words again: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news” (Mark 1:15). Jesus was relativizing the authority of all human government: the power of the Herodian dynasty in Galilee, the Roman governor in… Read more

  • 9/11 and the grief we never shared

    THIS ARTICLE sums up some of the thoughts I had waking up this morning and thinking about 9/11. We are more divided and more demanding than ever before. Still. It’s 9/11. I need to remember. Read more

  • A black man goes undercover in the alt-right movement

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  • Racism and equivocation

    After the horrible events in Charlottesville, VA, over the weekend, we are showing once again as a country that we are horrible at talking about racism. Even in the church. Read more

  • We have to talk

    Joan Rivers was known for the famous phrase, “Could we talk?” It’s come down to more than that. We need to talk. Seriously.  Read more

  • The cultural operating systems

    Over the past few years, we have watched some massive cultural shifts. These have been shifts I’ve observed, written about, prayed over, and tried to prepare our church for as these “operating systems” have changed.  Read more