Apprentice 2 Jesus

Spiritual Formation

  • Rich Words

    “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness taht comes through Jesus Christ — to the… Read more

  • Am I His Slave?

    I love giving myself to the study of the Word. There are times when one word can leap out at me and I am lost in the wonder of what God is saying to me. Philippians 1:1 — “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus…” The word is slave. Our cultural communication has harmed the… Read more

  • Busyness

    You’ll probably have to click on the comic strip to go to the site to see the whole panel, but it’s a good one. It’s so true. When I have nothing to do, I do my own version of twittering in some way. But, when I’m busy, I don’t take the time to put down… Read more

  • Silence

    I finished an overnight silent retreat at Pacem in Terris. The best way to accomplish this is two nights and three days. Time was extremely limited so I was happy to get away for one night. Pacem is close to my home and offers complete silence in a hermitage. I am so thankful for the… Read more

  • Silence

    I finished an overnight silent retreat at Pacem in Terris. The best way to accomplish this is two nights and three days. Time was extremely limited so I was happy to get away for one night. Pacem is close to my home and offers complete silence in a hermitage. I am so thankful for the… Read more

  • File This Under, "Oh, I Did Not Know That!"

    All those years I’ve heard the quote: “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.” All those years I’ve heard it attributed to Francis of Assisi. Well, turns out that may not be so! Read more

  • File This Under, "Oh, I Did Not Know That!"

    All those years I’ve heard the quote: “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.” All those years I’ve heard it attributed to Francis of Assisi. Well, turns out that may not be so! Read more

  • A Heart to Know God

    The text for preaching this week came from Jer. 31:31-34. I focused on v. 33. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their… Read more

  • The Company of the Committed

    “May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.” (Ps. 119:79) I have been working my way through Psalm 119 over the past few weeks and these verses challenge me. My hunger for the Word has always been strong. It ebbs and flows, but over the years I have always had… Read more

  • The need for spiritual knowledge Dallas Willard is finally coming out with a new book! This quote from his preface (found online) has me wanting to get this book as soon as it hits the shelves: “One effect of the displacement of faith from knowledge, which we are dealing with in this book, is that… Read more