Apprentice 2 Jesus

  • Lord, save me from certainty

    Three quick sayings that get in my mind from time to time: The opposite of love is not hate. It is silence. The opposite of faith is not doubt. It is certainty. The opposite of poverty isn’t wealth. It’s justice. Read more

  • Week 9: The Affections of Christ — Mature thinking

    I have held for quite some time that following Christ brings with it a lot of questions. We live in world bent on “dualism.” I was reminded listening to a conversation with Richard Rohr that this is simply not enough for mature followers of Christ. Read more

  • Holy Saturday

    Holy Saturday: When the World Falls Silent The Cross has spoken.The tomb is still closed.The dream has been buried.The world holds its breath. Read more

  • Good Friday and Politics

    “My kingdom is from another place” — John 18:36 Read more

  • Maundy Thursday thoughts

    Before the Festival of Passover, Jesus knew that his time had come to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them fully. 2 Jesus and his disciples were sharing the evening meal. The devil had already provoked Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Jesus.… Read more

  • The tears I hold

    When my boys began reaching high school one by one, I found myself carrying emotions in a different way. It may have been that I knew our time with them at home was closing and things were changing. I would cry at their performances (not because they did bad, but because I was just moved… Read more

  • Week 8: The Affections of Christ — Knowing Him

    There are times when the Spirit causes me to “camp” on a passage of Scripture. I can’t go on. I read it… reread it… study some cross references… look up some words… eventually think, “Well, that was nice” and try to move on. And the Spirit says, “Look again.” Read more

  • The passionate pursuit

    There is a great article by David Brooks on becoming people with passionate pursuit in our lives once again. In it, I was caught by his definition of “leisure.” Read more

  • Week 7: The Affections of Christ and Holy Pursuit

    It is a magnificent piece of writing. When I read Paul in these moments I glimpse his hunger and desire to know Christ. There have been times when I come on these passages and I almost weep thinking, “Paul! I want to see what you’ve seen!” Read Philippians 3:7-16 and HERE I use the Common… Read more

  • The mark of Christianity

    If there is a lack of interest in the cross of Jesus Christ, what you may think is Christianity is not. Read more