Apprentice 2 Jesus

  • Read, read some more, and plan to read

    A fun little list on reading HERE. Some fun ones: 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

  • The struggles we don’t talk about

    Nathan Beacom has an article in Comment Magazine titled, “Men Only Want One Thing: The moral equivalent of monkhood.” This gets into treacherous waters because it’s about men and generally the pushback is, “How hard can it be for you, a white guy?” Thus, issues are pushed deeper and go unresolved… or get ugly. Nevertheless,… Read more

  • Great coffee

    Nothing serious. Just something for fun. But the man should try Wesley Andrews Coffee for a baseline of what really great coffee tastes like. 🙂 Read more

  • The way ahead is tough, necessary, and glorious

    I have been reviewing the month of May in my journaling and notes and found there have been only two places that have been a catalyst for a longer exploration, though “longer exploration” is a bit of a misnomer as they took me on a path of further Scriptural exploration that was a few days…… Read more

  • When the fire of the Spirit burns

    We move from Pentecost Sunday to Trinity Sunday. The Old Testament text for Trinity Sunday dovetails so nicely from Pentecost Sunday. It is Exodus 3:1-6. Moses is being called to go back and lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt. Moses is not “young.” He had more of life behind him than in front of… Read more

  • Why the “isms” ultimately fail

    There is a struggle between “liberalism” and “authoritarianism” currently, according to David Brooks. Yet, we have to understand every “system” is severely flawed. Read more

  • It’s Pentecost

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  • Honest reflection lacks in our current world

    We are good at pointing out the utter absurdity of ideologies opposed to our very true and righteous ideals. We, of course, have the right ideals and that other side is, well, obviously wrong. This is the condition in which we find ourselves consistently. In the Church or in politics, what seriously lacks is self… Read more

  • The power of Pentecost — the sign of tongues

    NT Wright on the power of the Holy Spirit and the sign of speaking in tongues: Some people try to sweep ‘tongues’ aside as if it was a peculiar thing which happened early on and which, fortunately, doesn’t need to happen any more. Sometimes this is combined with a sense of the need to control… Read more