Apprentice 2 Jesus

Spiritual Formation

  • The astonishing capacity to know God

    Not only are our lives set free from the bondage of sin, but we are gifted with an astonished capacity to know God. Read more

  • It is time for a renewed hunger

    I am working my way through a book by Andy Lord called Transforming Renewal: Charismatic Renewal Meets Thomas Merton  The book is a comparison of the teaching of David Watson and Thomas Merton. I know a David Watson, so I quickly discovered they’re not the same men… mainly because the David Watson in Lord’s book died… Read more

  • The survival dance

    I am listening to audio books more because I want to make my commute more effective. Yet, when I listen to a teaching, I find myself wanting to pause more so I can take notes! I am listening through a book called Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr. I have… Read more

  • Single focus

    In our multi-tasking, ADHD world, it is incredibly hard to understand how divided that makes us internally. We often blame our external circumstances for the hectic pace, but Thomas Kelly in A Testament to Devotion offers another thought: The outer distractions of our interests reflect an inner lack of integration of our own lives. We… Read more

  • Surrender and love

    He plucks the world out of hearts, loosening the chains of attachment. And He hurls the world into our hearts, where we and He together carry it in infinite love. — Thomas R Kelly, A Testament to Devotion    Read more

  • Devoted hearts will find victory

    God wants surrender as the choice of our heart. Read more

  • I can’t “will” my way to surrender

    With clenched jaw and tightened fists I simply can’t repeat, “I surrender” enough to actually surrender. If the goodness of God is to come into my life, it isn’t by my will. It’s not my “effort” in some way, meaning I will “get it done or else.” My “effort” is to willingly surrender my moments to the… Read more

  • Picking and choosing how and when we love God

    God terrifies humans. Read more

  • Coming into willingness, not willfulness

    I am beginning the third slender volume by David Benner called Desiring God’s Will. It is part of a wonderful trilogy that deserves to be read slowly. This quote for today: The motto of willfulness is “My way or no way.” Because of this, willfulness leads to death, not freedom. It is an act of rebellion — the residue… Read more

  • The challenge of trust

    Trusting God for TODAY, for the MOMENT, is monumental. Trusting him for provision… with my time… my plans… A prayer of Oswald Chambers: Detach me, O Lord, from the things of sense and time, and usher me into the presence of the King. Keep the precincts of my mind and heart entirely Yours. Help me… Read more