Apprentice 2 Jesus

World

  • How long, O Lord?

    We need to go deeper in prayer for brothers and sisters in Christ all over the world. Persecution seems to be increasing, and it is certainly getting more bold. 9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and… Read more

  • Love your enemies… really

    I have long been a fan of the columnist David Brooks and this piece may be one of his finest. I know it is refreshing to my thinking right now regarding ISIS. When I read “conservative” Christians respond to ISIS and the beheadings, the first thing I often hear is how evil Islam is… and… Read more

  • The intolerant look for any excuse

    NIAMEY, Niger — The Niger government says at least 45 churches have been set on fire in this predominantly Muslim West African nation in protests over French cartoons lampooning Islam’s prophet. In a statement issued Monday, the government also declared three days of national mourning for the 10 people who died amid the violent protests… Read more

  • The All White Oscars

    I love headlines. I love inventing headlines. They are awesome. You know why? Because when you write a good headline, it’s often the ONLY thing most people will read.  They will riff off that headline like crazy. This headline alone will create responses that will be pure gold for me to read. Because that’s not what… Read more

  • Believing in hell

    There are days I want to believe in a hotter hell for those who perform such cowardly acts as killing school children in Pakistan. No matter what my theology may finally find to be true, today there is weeping. A voice is heard in Ramah,     lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children;     she… Read more

  • How big is Africa?

    When I went to Ethiopia last month, I was asked more than once if I was worried about Ebola. I knew Africa was a huge continent, but when someone described just HOW BIG it is… and it bigger than TEXAS if you can imagine that… I was blown away. Here is a visual I ran… Read more

  • Why pay attention to ISIS and the Middle East?

    Sometimes we can reason out the current Middle East situation with logic that says, “Let’s back away from the region and let them work it out… or battle it out.” What would be wrong with that? First of all, it’s incredibly difficult to say WHAT to do… but to do nothing has some scary consequences.… Read more