Apprentice 2 Jesus

Prayer

  • The Place of Intercession

    One of the great pictures in the Old Testament of intercession is the story in Numbers 16. Moses and Aaron spend much of that time period on their faces before God interceding for Israel. Everything has fallen apart. The spies have returned from Canaan, but they don’t want to take the land. The people are… Read more

  • Observing the Pattern of Prayer… and Action

    I am reading/praying my way through Luke right now. One thing I truly love about Luke’s take on the life of Jesus is in the intricate tie between prayer and activity. In Luke 5 there is the constant rush of ministry activity. Healing, teaching, deliverance ministry, but Luke adds in, “Jesus often withdrew to the… Read more

  • Life is a Prayer

    There are “prayer times,” and then there is the joy of walking in prayer as life happens. I am struck by Jesus’ amazing ability to have times of tremendous ministry that had to expend a lot of energy, and he did so with ease. Luke’s gospel gives us a peek into the prayer life of… Read more

  • Change the World in Ten Easy Steps

    Bad title again. I have to do SOMETHING to get people to click on the post! 😉 The call of 1 Peter, and the call of Scripture to the believer is this: “Be holy for God is holy.” Holiness is not a dress code. It’s life-change. It is coming more fully into the image and… Read more

  • Being a Key Piece to the Puzzle

    I had a conversation with a student today that prompted some thoughts on prayer and obedience. She was sharing with me a prayer burden that came over her and her boyfriend last night as they walked back to school from dinner. At a certain point she became overwhelmed with a vision and for the next… Read more

  • My Mourning Over the Passing of David Wilkerson

    This incredible clip so encapsulates the passion of David Wilkerson. I weep every time I hear this. This prophet of God will be SO missed! Read more

  • Prepare Your Hermit’s Heart

    Those are the words given to me by a leader at Pacem in Terris, a prayer hermitage center where I will be taking a silent retreat next month. I was on my cell phone walking to my van at the time and I almost burst into tears hearing those refreshing words. The wonderful people who… Read more

  • Everyone Gets an Education

    No matter who we are in life, no matter how far we have gone academically, this is true: everyone gets an education. The question is this: What kind? It could be in the finest schools money could by. It could be “on the streets.” It could be “in the school of hard knocks.” But everyone… Read more

  • The Place of Prayer and Expectation

    Last night we had what we call a “watch of the Lord.” We give part of the night watch to the Lord, so we open up the church from 8 p.m. to midnight for prayer. The theme I had in my heart last night was “light.” There are different aspects of light and I reflected… Read more

  • Declaring the Faithfulness of God

    “Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.” (Psalm 71:18,19, NIV) Part of the joy… Read more