Apprentice 2 Jesus

Spiritual Formation

  • My Name is Legion, Pt. 2

    Mark 5:1-20 is the story of Jesus delivering the demoniac. The first challenge out of this story I posted here. The second challenge I have is the response of the people. 14 Those who tended the pigs ran away and told the story in the city and in the countryside. People came to see what had… Read more

  • My Name is Legion

    2 As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out of the tombs. 3 This man lived among the tombs, and no one was ever strong enough to restrain him, even with a chain. 4 He had been secured many times with leg irons and chains,… Read more

  • Consider Carefully What You Hear

    What you hear in the Kingdom of God is vital. It is not to be taken lightly. If you hear, then do something with it. Grow. Expand. Exercise what has been given to you. Don’t hold onto what has been given you to when that gift is meant to be given away. The Kingdom of… Read more

  • The Spirit, Forms, Ritual, and New Things

    I was in Mark 2 for my preaching text this past Sunday. The subject was new wine and new wineskins. When the Kingdom of God is bursting on the scene, we need to be able to move with what the Kingdom is doing. I was able to walk through vv. 1-17, but didn’t get to… Read more

  • It May Not Be the “Form” That is Dead

    In my particular tribe of Christianity, “cutting edge” is the deal. If the “form” is dead… change the form. That may not be it. It may be US. Jesus encountered opposition from the religious leaders in Mark 2 over “forms.” Jesus doesn’t toss out the forms. He recognizes how the religious leader weren’t understanding the… Read more

  • Farm Faithfulness

    Trust the LORD and do good;   live in the land, and farm faithfulness. (Psalm 37:3, CEB) Is your faith “farm fresh”? Our faith needs to be cultivated. It needs to be attended to. Lent is a season of reflection because we need to have times to see what God is doing. Pause. Look around. Take… Read more

  • Ash Wednesday

    1 Listen to my prayer, LORD!   Because of your faithfulness,   hear my requests for mercy!   Because of your righteousness,   answer me!2 Please don’t bring your servantto judgment,   because no living thing is righteous before you. 3 The enemy is chasing me,   crushing my life in the dirt,      forcing me to live in the dark         like… Read more

  • “Spiritual”… Not “Religious”

    For those making that claim, my contention is that the best way to be “spiritual” is to understand where real spirituality is found. 4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house… Read more

  • Run in a Way to WIN

    Paul’s passion for the ministry, his passion for souls, is amazing. He wanted Christ glorified so much he was willing to give up so much in his life to make sure the way was clear to Christ. It was not about his rights. It was about others being able to see Christ as clearly as… Read more

  • The Rage Against Religion While Thinking You Are Spiritual

    David Brooks is one of my favorite columnists. He hits it out of the ballpark again on THIS COLUMN. He took the viral video of the guy raging against religion and got into the why, and then the results of the video. Challenged with the exact words of the video, the young man actually realized… Read more