Apprentice 2 Jesus

Reading

  • Worth the time to watch and listen/read

    I just finished “Class of ’09” on Hulu. It’s a mash up of “Minority Report” meets “Person of Interest” meets “I, Robot.” It is supposed to be a limited series and I hope they keep it that way. It’s just right without having to add a second season. Read more

  • Shame and nostalgia at work

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  • The past in our present

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  • Things to Ponder

    First up… I ponder the wonder of life BEFORE social media when it comes to May 4 and 5. Because NOW… I know on the May 4 there is a ton of Darth Vader memes coming at me with the “May the FOURTH be with you” jokes. And then Cinco de Mayo and memes of… Read more

  • The heart of Christ

    “Jesus walked the earth rehumanizing the dehumanized and cleansing the unclean. Why? Because his heart refused to let him sleep in. Sadness confronted him in every town. So wherever he went, whenever he was confronted with pain and longing, he speaks the good contagion of his cleansing mercy.” — Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The… Read more

  • In an age of despair… don’t

    “We live in an age of despair, and those who despair would seem justified, considering the compounding crises we face, whether they be economic, viral, political, or environmental. Yet despair, my father used to remind me, is forbidden; to despair is to deny that God is present, with us, caring for us, and that there… Read more

  • Do we want to be healed?

    I was gifted a marvelous book for my birthday: The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning by Catherine Meeks. It is a book of meditations in thinking about racial healing. What a way to begin the new year in my life! Read more

  • Helpful habits for our lives

    It’s not just about the new year and “resolutions.” It’s about building good habits that create deep change over time. Tish Harrison Warren offered some wonderful tips for life change in this column. Some things that stood out to me: Read more

  • Is the point of reading to retain?

    A particular article I read recently in Christianity Today isn’t available on the web yet, but it caught my attention. Two pastors were having coffee and one was talking about his reading passion. The other pastor listened, but then said with a lot of frustration he just couldn’t read. He did very little because he… Read more

  • The year in books

    There were a few books this year that left me in thought, or challenged me, or inspired me. I read a lot of non-fiction. I listen to a lot of fiction. These are a few that stood out. Read more