Apprentice 2 Jesus

  • Living in Babylon — the lessons of Babylon

    Moving through Daniel 4 and 5 with two very different kings and their responses to God’s word to them I find one central truth: No matter the king, or the country, or the empire, or the system of government… NOTHING IS “TOO BIG TO FAIL” Daniel, a captive from a conquered country, served a God… Read more

  • Living in Babylon — the test of love

    Every week in worship we are reminded of what is at the core of following Christ: to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. To love our neighbor as ourself. Read more

  • Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July

    July 5, 1852: Frederick Douglass—a former slave turned abolitionist leader—delivers a speech to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester, New York. Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were great men too—great enough to give fame… Read more

  • The greater fool

    I love the old show “The Newsroom.” It is about journalism and people who want to do good journalism, and often fail badly at it. They still try. They still risk. It’s a favorite show I love rewatching from time to Tim. At the end of season one is an episode called The Greater Fool.… Read more

  • Living in Babylon — the allegiance test

    Daniel 3 focuses on Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. The test is still a good example for us in our days of “living in Babylon.” It is the allegiance test. Read more

  • Reading Fiction

    I’ve not been very good at reading fiction. I read constantly, but drift more toward theology and history/biography. I’ve learned over the years to read fiction I truly like and not torture myself on skipping things I can’t really “get into” all that well, like James Joyce. Read more

  • Living in Babylon

    It’s been awhile since I’ve visited this topic in any form. I find myself reading through Daniel in my Daily Office reading and I am preparing a sermon on Daniel 2 now. The thoughts of this topic I began to truly dive into back in 2017-2018 are flooding back in. We’re still in a Babylon… Read more

  • How evangelicalism lost its mind

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  • Be, Go and Be, Come and See

    I had the honor of preaching this past Sunday. I invite you to take in the whole service to see what it is like to walk in Anglican worship. My message begins around 21:24. Read more

  • Bible notes

    To whoever inherits my Bibles… good luck trying to decipher my notes in each one. (I’ll also leave my Logos password and log in so you can try and decipher all that as well.) And I also have hundreds of notebooks to decipher… So… good luck. Read more