Apprentice 2 Jesus

Culture

  • Lessons on intercession from Daniel

    The more I walk through Daniel the more I see it as a master class on intercession. Years ago I tried to develop a series called “Living in Babylon” based on Daniel. I taught on Daniel, blogged on Daniel, did podcasts on Daniel. And more than ever I am convinced we need his example. American… Read more

  • THIS is what makes us great. Happy 4th

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  • Jesus and the Powers, Part 2

    NT Wright and Michael Bird don’t deny the certain benefits of Christendom, but they also dive into the destructive use of power in that time period as well. We have to reach for something more. Read more

  • Jesus and the Powers

    Jesus and the Powers by Wright and Bird is a book we are using in a book club at our church in July. Since I am going back through it, I will be posting some thoughts on my notes, which will probably be repeats of pasts posts I have forgotten I posted when I first… Read more

  • Juneteenth

    It is important to mark this day four years after it was set as a national holiday. It’s important to remember this year because, as whites, we’re back to some semblance of our “normal” and the maneuvering done to attack “CRT” and “woke” have helped re-establish white comfort. So, Juneteenth rolls around and people are… Read more

  • The tests

    Daniel 3 is the test of allegiance. It is not about being delivered from the fire. It is about the willingness to go through the fire. Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were all tested. (I won’t use the Babylonian names forced on them.) They had survived in Babylon by learning the culture (rather than be summarily… Read more

  • The confidence

    My last post reflected on Daniel 2 and the expectation he had that God would speak. The expectation Daniel carried keeps me in thought and prayer. This isn’t something meant for a just a “chosen few.” As believers, we can live in the power of expectation. Read more

  • The way ahead is tough, necessary, and glorious

    I have been reviewing the month of May in my journaling and notes and found there have been only two places that have been a catalyst for a longer exploration, though “longer exploration” is a bit of a misnomer as they took me on a path of further Scriptural exploration that was a few days…… Read more

  • Why the “isms” ultimately fail

    There is a struggle between “liberalism” and “authoritarianism” currently, according to David Brooks. Yet, we have to understand every “system” is severely flawed. Read more

  • Honest reflection lacks in our current world

    We are good at pointing out the utter absurdity of ideologies opposed to our very true and righteous ideals. We, of course, have the right ideals and that other side is, well, obviously wrong. This is the condition in which we find ourselves consistently. In the Church or in politics, what seriously lacks is self… Read more