Apprentice 2 Jesus

Prayer

  • The call to prayer — 2017

    It is time to press on to a new level of prayer. Read more

  • Lead us not into temptation

    One of the key lines out of the prayer Jesus taught was simple. “Don’t let us be tested.”  Read more

  • Spiritual leprosy

    Prayerlessness in the body of Christ is akin to leprosy. I learned some things about leprosy from Paul Brand, a surgeon to lepers. He says that in leprosy the nerves stop functioning properly, no longer sending signals of pain to the brain. Lepers will begin to lose fingers and toes in accidents because they cannot… Read more

  • Turns out the Church will be just fine

    Christmas is that powerful reminder that an event that goes completely unnoticed by the world raises up what is eternal. Long after Caesar Augustus. Long after Herod. There is still the Kingdom of God.  Read more

  • Discipline is necessary

    It is time to enter into the arena of spiritual discipline at a new level. It is to be aware of God’s presence in our lives and carry that presence into our world. Read more

  • The noise is too great

    The noise is too great, His voice is too quiet. I dream of “God moving”, but in my own definition. I act like God isn’t speaking, but it is the noise that is on high volume. God won’t shout above the noise. He will wait patiently for me to turn it down. Read more

  • Prayer of Thanksgiving

    Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the… Read more

  • The humility of a well-kept soul

    God is filled with love and hope for humanity… for us… but that way is found through the cross, not our own power. Read more

  • The utter delight of his word

    Too many times, however, I’ve quit. I just did what I thought was my “assignment” for that time and I’ve gone on to the next thing. Read more

  • Prayers for the day

    O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our heart to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day,… Read more