Apprentice 2 Jesus

Spiritual Formation

  • What do the children of light look like?

    I am working my way through Dallas Willard’s book, Renewing the Christian Mind, which was put together after his death by Gary Black, Jr. There is a chapter early in the book called “Living a Transformed Life” that is a deep synopsis of Willard’s thinking on discipleship. In it, Willard described what children of light… Read more

  • Perspective

    In a men’s Bible study we are working our way through Eugene Peterson’s book, Reversed Thunder, which is about the Book of Revelation. Peterson notes that John has a pressing question in front of him: “If the Kingdom of God is so real and so powerful, why are we still dealing with the evil of… Read more

  • Key life questions

    I am reminded of key questions to keep in front of me from Dallas Willard: Read more

  • The natural and supernatural of human existence

    There is a paradox that lies in the very heart of human existence. It must be apprehended before any lasting happiness is possible in the soul of a man. The paradox is this: man’s nature, by itself, can do little or nothing to settle his most important problems. If we allow nothing but our natures,… Read more

  • Regaining spiritual equilibrium

    In a crazy time, I have needed to work harder on what input I allow into my life. It also allows me to reflect on places in Scripture I deeply and are life-giving to me nearly every time I walk through the. Over the past few decades of my life, if there I could pick… Read more

  • Good morning, internet world! At what am I to be offended about today?

    We are a gullible culture. All of us. It’s easy to poke fun at conservative Christians (and part of it is a critique of my own tribe), and when I say “everyone” then there are those who say, “SEE! You are into both sideism! Or, whataboutism !” (So, there… you can be offended about that… Read more

  • The root of war

    “We have only to open our eyes and look about us to see what our sins are doing to the world, and have done. But we cannot see. We are the ones to whom it is said by the prophets of God: ‘Hearing hear, and understand not; and see the vision, and know it not.”… Read more

  • The wilderness

    For the past several weeks my study has taken me through some character studies as I look at what the Lord is asking of me in the way of prayer and intercession. My meanderings have pointed me in the direction of Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Daniel, and Paul. It’s all just at the beginning. My challenge… Read more

  • Creating what is good

    David Brooks draws from Howard Thurman’s book Jesus and the Disinherited to discuss how to create deep change in our communities. (HERE) Basically, it is hard work. It is worthy work. Read more

  • I want to walk carefully in the ways of God

    Deuteronomy 6:4–5 (NIV): Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.  5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. There is a saying I’ve heard repeated: I listen twice as much as I speak for I have two ears and one… Read more