Apprentice 2 Jesus

Spiritual Formation

  • The notes that serve as reminders

    I like wide margin Bibles because I like to take my own notes. There isn’t a wide enough margin for me to adequately do that over the years, of course, so I am thankful for digital Bibles as well. They allow me to keep expanding notes over time.  Read more

  • Keep it simple

    Scariest verse from my reading this morning: “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.” (Matt. 22:29) Read more

  • If you’re serious about following Christ

    Matthew 19:16-22 tells the story of the rich young ruler. He asks what good deed he needed to do to have eternal life.  Read more

  • When we will see the glory of our King

    Matthew 16:24-28 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains… Read more

  • The sin of hurry

    Abiding in the Lord will build us. It will train us. Busyness will drain us.  Read more

  • Take up the high calling

    “Whoever you are, the land to which God has brought you is not like the land of Egypt from which you came out. You can no longer live there. Your old life and your former ways are crucified now, and you must not seek to live any more for your own gratification, but give up your… Read more

  • The deep need is discipleship

    I am making another trek through Thomas Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. As he came to faith in the Catholic Church, he made an observation about the need for discipleship in his own life.  Read more

  • Trust and abide

    Readings for today included Exodus 15 and John 15. Both are calling us to radically trust the Lord.  Read more

  • Battling the hurry of life

    What does it mean to dwell in Christ? What does it mean to have faith added into your life? How does one increase virtue?  Read more

  • The need to come away

    It’s only been a little over a week since leaving Heights Church. The time “away” has been quickly filled with prepping for my last semester of teaching. But there is also the need to pull away, read, and listen. My practice through my life has been to engage Scripture as I pray. The Lord leads… Read more