Apprentice 2 Jesus

Family

  • Legacy of family and prayer

    Godly heritage in families make a huge difference and are a great reward. Read more

  • My best legacy

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  • The shed

    I finished mowing the lawn today and as I closed up the shed where I store the lawn mower, I looked at the little bolt at the top of the door. It is designed to keep the double doors flush to the frame. A clasp lock lower down puts the two doors together and that’s… Read more

  • Year 49

    I’ve contemplated this year… for all of 5 minutes. In this year: We will have relocated our church and relaunched ministry,  welcomed our second daughter in law to the family,  and become a grandpa. Quite the year I’m find myself halfway through. Read more

  • Proudly announcing

    The future Jared and Emma Thompson. Read more

  • My Christmas Wish List

    I don’t get asked a lot, but every once in awhile someone will ask what I want for Christmas. This year I’ve said the same thing: World Peace. I just don’t have a Christmas wish list. My life is full. My family is doing well. My wife and I are having a great time as… Read more

  • Framily

    I got to experience what the Sprint commercial calls “framily” on this trip. My wife and I traveled to Kansas for my high school reunion. The weekend was filled with family get togethers intertwined with reunion activities. We caught up with old friends and had wonderful conversations. We had family meals and caught up on… Read more

  • It’s just not that hard

    I returned from a funeral celebrating the life of a great lady. Her husband is a tremendous influence in my life. They pastored several churches in Minnesota, and I have the privilege of pastoring a church they served many years ago. The celebration of life was amazing as we heard from grandchildren about the faithfulness… Read more

  • Spiritual Mothers

    It’s Mother’s Day, which apparently causes a lot of angst these days on Facebook and the blogosphere. It’s amazing what a card company can do by creating a holiday. This will be an opportunity today (and on Father’s Day) where I will take the opportunity to talk about spiritual parenting.  This past week we have dealt… Read more

  • The extraordinary in the ordinary

    Whenever I get tempted to think about a “significant” life in a way that means more “notoriety,” I will remember by grandmother. We laid her to rest today. She was 98 when she passed from this life to the next. She invented nothing. She wrote no books. She starred in no movies. She was born… Read more