Apprentice 2 Jesus

People

  • Generosity

    This past Sunday was a great day of giving. In the morning before church we hit the annual Kiwanis pancake breakfast. The club that runs the breakfast raises several thousand dollars for projects for kids. It’s always a great opportunity for giving… and I get to eat! In the afternoon after church I went over… Read more

  • The Great “I LIKE” Campaign, Part 3

    It’s difficult for me to write with humor. It’s probably the way I write and I just haven’t learned the art of writing humorously yet. So, I state this up front: Today is just FUN. I’m not going to talk theology or church ministry. I will give opposites in media today. The idea of my… Read more

  • The Great “I LIKE” Campaign, Part 2

    For a fuller explanation of what this is about, go HERE. Basically, I am choosing to say something GOOD about a subject or people when it’s normally easy pickings for criticism. My aim is also to choose “opposites” on a given day. This is a personal project because I can be an “equal opportunity offender.”… Read more

  • Mourning the Loss of a Prophet

    This word of David Wilkerson’s passing is just coming out. For better or worse, this man stood as a watchman on the wall of our nation and prophetically pastored a church in Manhattan that is doing an amazing work today. His words have angered me, challenged me, and brought me to my knees. The Church… Read more

  • The Kindness of Strangers

    Yesterday was a particularly hectic day. I am president of a local community organization and we had our noon meeting. When I was leaving, I ran into some great friends who live in the city and we talked about life, the schools, great things that are going on… it was a lot of fun. Inadvertently,… Read more

  • Gut Punch

    It is unbelievable how this week has unfolded. The news keeps coming and it’s so heart-wrenching. A friend struggling with a wife’s mental illness. The loss of a great woman of God (my wife’s grandmother). The news of cancer striking at a friend, and they have kids all under the age of 12. The news… Read more

  • Things I Want People to Know About Me

    I begin writing this during my sabbatical in August 2010. I will leave it in draft mode until I return to officially blogging in September, and it may never reach the light of day, but I wanted to think about some things I hope people remember about me. This has come on because I have… Read more

  • People Completely Forgotten

    THIS is injustice. We are too silent on behalf of people who have been pawns for generations. Read more

  • Transitions

    This is the time of year for graduations and weddings. This is a time of year when I reflect often on transitions. Last December, when my oldest son got engaged, I felt a hard transition. Life had just radically shifted. It wasn’t scary. It was just… real. We went out to dinner to celebrate and… Read more

  • The Opposite of Love…

    A few weeks ago at a conference one of the plenary speakers said something that has rolled around in my mind since then. She said the opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is silence. (That may be the wrong word, but it conveys the thought.) When you ignore someone, you are… Read more