Apprentice 2 Jesus

  • The power of the crucifixion

    No one has helped me more with the complexities of the crucifixion than Fleming Rutledge and NT Wright. We’ve tried to make it a battleground where “my way is it and the other views are just wrong.” Rutledge cuts through the harsh battle lines and brings history into the equation. THIS INTERVIEW is well worth… Read more

  • The Opener

    The slow sport begins today. The one everyone I know is tired of or never liked. Baseball. Read more

  • Pressing prayers… but more

    Esau McCaulley has some powerful words we should heed: I believe in the power of prayer. But the Christian response can’t be limited to it. That assumes that all activity on behalf of the innocent lies in the hands of the almighty when the Christian Scriptures themselves suggest that God will judge us according to… Read more

  • We must break our idolatry

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  • Just grieve

    Another mass shooting. Children’s lives lost. A community that is in mourning. Lord, we pray for those who have been devastated by this recent tragedy. We remember those who have lost their lives so suddenly. We hold in our hearts the families forever changed by grief and loss. Bring them consolation and comfort. Surround them… Read more

  • Ugly handwriting

    I write all the time. Even when I process much more quickly using the computer, I still write. Those who know me best are familiar with my love for fountain pens and in the last few years I have put together a favorite collection I like to use on a regular basis. And I can’t… Read more

  • Sin, death, resurrection

    Today is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. A reflection from Fleming Rutledge’s book, The Crucifixion: Read more

  • The contrast of the culture

    I couldn’t get over the contrast on the page of The New York Times when I went to their page today. The first thing that caught me was the breaking news story of the tornadoes that killed 23 people in Mississippi overnight. We woke up to pouring rain, so I was wondering how much we… Read more

  • The narrow door

    The entrance to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is interesting. Everyone has to enter through a very small door. Once in, you come into this massive worship space. Read more

  • Our “personal devotions” need a serious reformation

    I have grown up in love with Scripture and have learned the two aspects of “quiet time”: Prayer and Bible reading. I have moved deeper into studying and had the ups and downs on “prayer life.” And it’s not enough. It lacks. Read more