Apprentice 2 Jesus

Potpourri

  • The Danger of the Cult of Personality

    This excellent article served to encourage me as pastor of a small church. I also found it interesting because, as a minister in a Pentecostal denomination, I thought WE were the only ones in danger of the cult of personality! Read more

  • Loving the Church

    This review gives me another chance to simply say: “I love the Church!” I truly love the Body of Christ and love the Church. This book is one I need to put on my list and get! This quote is a good one: We need to be reminded that: there is no language in Scripture… Read more

  • The Resolutions

    I have been looking at the resolutions of Jonathan Edwards. That list had 70. He reviewed them every week. The first 21 he wrote in one sitting. I couldn’t come up with five of them in one sitting. There is a resolution needed in my life. The glory of God matters. That glory has to… Read more

  • Dare I Do This?

    After 300 posts on blogger, making a domain name for myself over there, etc., I am attempting what seems to be called the “inevitable.” So, I will play with this for awhile. If anyone knows how to get my domain name “apprentice2jesus” to point to this new blog, I’d be grateful. Read more

  • Living in the Spirit

    George Wood, the general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, has published a new book called Living in the Spirit. Dr. Wood has been a tremendous leader in the Assemblies of God for many years and is currently serving in our highest elected post. His Spirit-led leadership and expository preaching has been an example for… Read more

  • Why WordPress?

    I am trying to evaluate blogspot, which I’ve had for years, with WordPress. I am not sure why the “migration” to WordPress. It might be like some TV show where they claim, “Everyone is watching it.” Maybe that’s just the perception of WordPress and I should just stay with blogspot. Read more

  • Hello world!

    Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging! Read more

  • Hallelujah! Jesus is Alive!

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  • Hallelujah! Jesus is Alive!

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  • The Crisis of the Cross This week’s text is from Mark 8. The subject is the Cross. Here are some opening thoughts I am working with from Dietrich Bonhoeffer regarding “cheap grace”: “Cheap grace is preaching forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession. … Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace… Read more