Apprentice 2 Jesus

Spiritual Formation

  • Do I know Christ? Time Magazine’s newest attempt to put a spin on Christian’s who doubt is an article on Mother Theresa and her supposed “crisis of faith.” We so often chalk up people’s private questions to “crisis.” There can be doubt, but crisis? I would say that is not what marked the life of… Read more

  • “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate.” Matt. 7:13, NLT Who teaches you? Whose disciple are you? You are somebody’s disciple. You learned how to live from someone else. Contrary to contemporary Western thought, we are NOT our “own person”. Who has discipled you over your lifetime? One of the major transitions… Read more

  • The Vitality of the Word of God Psalm 19:7-14 One of the most important ways for me to stay equipped as a leader is to make sure my core values are strong. If my core values are in tact, then I discover purpose in my life. From purpose will flow vision and mission. Who God… Read more

  • Why Christianity does not work… Bear with me on this. Too often we are quick to read the first couple of paragraphs and jump to our own conclusions. That’s why journalism teaches journalists to put pertinent information up front, or at least the information you want the readers to grab, up front. They know our… Read more

  • Simple stories from the Old Testament are so wonderful. I can look at the story of David and Goliath from time to time and each time find some things the Lord can teach me. This trip through I notice again how Israel had lost their identity. They had allowed Goliath to dictate the rules of… Read more

  • Simple stories from the Old Testament are so wonderful. I can look at the story of David and Goliath from time to time and each time find some things the Lord can teach me. This trip through I notice again how Israel had lost their identity. They had allowed Goliath to dictate the rules of… Read more

  • God saw Israel and he knew. The verse says this: “God saw the people of Israel—and God knew” (Ex. 2:25, ESV). The Israelites had spent hundreds of years in captivity and the slavery was wearing them down. Their groaning reached the ears of God. He heard them. That verse in the ESV struck me: He… Read more

  • God saw Israel and he knew. The verse says this: “God saw the people of Israel—and God knew” (Ex. 2:25, ESV). The Israelites had spent hundreds of years in captivity and the slavery was wearing them down. Their groaning reached the ears of God. He heard them. That verse in the ESV struck me: He… Read more

  • Jacob is a story out of the Old Testament that can resonate with me. He is a man who is always striving, trying to get ahead on his own, trying to grab a piece of the pie he thinks he has been denied. He is an opportunist. When Esau was hungry and Jacob knew the… Read more

  • Jacob is a story out of the Old Testament that can resonate with me. He is a man who is always striving, trying to get ahead on his own, trying to grab a piece of the pie he thinks he has been denied. He is an opportunist. When Esau was hungry and Jacob knew the… Read more