Apprentice 2 Jesus

Reading

  • Two books

    There are two books to finish this year. They both challenge me in issues of judicial injustice and racial justice. Read more

  • Top reads for 2019

    I tracked my reading on Goodreads to see how I would do. I also counted audible books because I drive a lot and it’s my favorite way to consume fiction. Looking back, here are some books I really enjoyed (that word also means “challenged by” for me), and not in any particular order: Read more

  • Confronting our misconceptions about “the poor”

    We may have heard these generalizations about the poor, or held them ourselves. (Or, still hold them.) — They are lazy and uneducated.— They chose to be poor. They could pick themselves up by their bootstraps and get out of it if they really wanted. — The poor are the government’s responsibility. — It’s their… Read more

  • The road to American fragility

    I’ve begun reading The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. Lots of quotes to follow in the coming days. This book is needed reading. Read more

  • What I am reading and listening to

    My reading and listening keeps my mind working and my prayer life sharp. I now drive a lot in my work so I listen to a lot of podcasts and audiobooks. Read more

  • The difficulty of relating to justice AND mercy

    Fleming Rutledge, in her book on the Crucifixion, breaks down the difficulty we truly have in American Christianity with the concepts of justice AND mercy. Read more

  • Reading (and listening) Round Up

    From time to time I like to look back and see what I’ve been reading and what has been challenging my thinking and my prayer life. Read more

  • Reflecting on reading

    I read or listened to 37 books this year, if I’m counting correctly. Here are a few that stood out to me. Read more

  • Fill up my 2019 reading list

    A project I began in 2018 was to read more theological and biblical studies books by women and people of color. I want to extend that in 2019.  Fill up my reading list. Who have YOU read and recommend. (I don’t want who you DIDN’T read, but wish you did.)  Read more

  • What if the circumstances DON’T change?

    Part of a hidden belief (or sometimes not so hidden) in American Christianity is that somehow coming to Christ will help some situation get easier. Or better. Or the bad situation will at some point go away. What if the circumstances don’t change? Read more