Apprentice 2 Jesus

  • The power of Pentecost

    We are in Eastertide season and also the 50 days leading to the Day of Pentecost. I am in a men’s Bible study that is currently going through 1 Corinthians and will then go through a book about spiritual gifts in the local church… as Anglicans. I love what the Spirit does in every corner… Read more

  • Unspooling bad eschatology

    I grew up in the age of “The Late Great Planet Earth” and “A Thief in the Night.” Two decades later, it was the “Left Behind” series. In college I began to work through my faith and theology and was in my early 20s when I worked to unspool all the bad theology surrounding “the… Read more

  • The challenge of waves

    If there is anything that describes the time in which we currently live it’s an acceleration of waves. This is a picture I can grasp in my mind. Waves of change. Waves that get bigger and bigger and crash to the shore with more frequency. We can be caught off balance. We can be swept… Read more

  • Post-Christian America

    It was in the late 1980s when I read some of Charles Colson’s books on the turning of American “spirituality” into what he called (along with others) “post-Christian” America. What I appreciated about Colson at the time was I didn’t get a sense of hand ringing, but a path to how we shall live as… Read more

  • Lament for a broken society

    Another mass shooting. Another round of hand ringing. No more solutions. There are the empty promises. A governor who swears they are doing more for “mental health”… without offering any proof. Read more

  • The “richness” of God

    God is rich. The place where he is described rich is Ephesians 2:4. The only description of God as “rich” is here. But God, being rich in mercy… Read more

  • Things to Ponder

    First up… I ponder the wonder of life BEFORE social media when it comes to May 4 and 5. Because NOW… I know on the May 4 there is a ton of Darth Vader memes coming at me with the “May the FOURTH be with you” jokes. And then Cinco de Mayo and memes of… Read more

  • Jesus Loves You… and I’m trying

    A new song from Jason Gray, and it’s perfect for me. The last six years (and especially 2016 to 2020, so do the math and figure it out), I’ve had to walk through so many emotions and deep issues as I’ve watched tectonic shifts all around me. Here is to a hopefully better 2024 cycle. Read more

  • Immature Christianity

    I am listening to a podcast series currently that interviews a pastor I’ve admired for many decades. It is a master class on ministry, leadership, and spirituality. A recent episode talked about his love for learning. He cultivates his spiritual learning and spoke frankly of a time when he was 45 years old and had… Read more

  • My current intercession

    I have been challenged to ask boldly in prayer. This is my current intercession: Read more