Apprentice 2 Jesus

Prayer

  • The ministry of Jesus

    As I meditate on Luke 6, I am drawn once again to the simplicity of Jesus’ ministry: Pray Raise up powerful disciples Teach Demonstrate the power of the Kingdom All of it flowed out of prayer. I love Luke’s emphasis on prayer. It causes me to cry out, “Lord! I need to learn to pray!”… Read more

  • When we pray

    When we come to the Lord with needs, we must come boldly. We must come with an expectation. Doubt doesn’t really belong. We may hesitate. We may wonder if anything can happen, but we can be reminded of the greatness of God.  Read more

  • The depths possible in walking with God

    I am now moving between two pieces of writing that will not allow me to hurry. In our culture (and especially in a world defining “leaders as readers” and shame on you if you’re not reading a book a week..) this is hard. My reading does indeed move too quickly. These writing won’t let me,… Read more

  • Holy Week — cursing the fig tree

    The symbolism of the fig tree fits in the story Matthew tells us.  Read more

  • Prayer for thirst

    He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs (Ps. 107:35) Read more

  • Prayer declaration

    A prayer declaration of LIFE.  Read more

  • Prayer for the Day

    But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. Read more

  • The way of silence

    It has become an annual habit of mine to get away in silence and solitude for a few days. It takes days because the first half of the silence is about getting the mind geared down. Read more

  • Prayer for return of our focus as the Church

    In my reading for Lent, I came to Psalm 82:2-3 2 “How long will you defend the unjust     and show partiality to the wicked? 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;     uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Read more

  • The night watch

    Lately I have been chalking up these middle of the night sessions to “old age.” “I must be getting old. I’m getting up more and I’m not falling right back to sleep.” Read more