Apprentice 2 Jesus

  • Week 6: The Affections of Christ… and the distraction of the internet

    Comment Magazine is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. They work in collaboration with a podcast called “Conversing with Mark Labberton” and Anne Snyder, editor of Comment, was on the podcast going over their manifesto for humanity. It is worth a listen. HERE Read more

  • Crisis of faith and the glory of the Cross

    “Many believers have a crisis of faith every few days, yet in the midst of grave misgivings they continue to build their lives upon the confession of faith in Jesus Christ as found in Holy Scripture. We may trust that Paul and the other witnesses were neither dupes nor deceivers, and we may claim for… Read more

  • Week Five: The Affections of Christ… ONE THING

    One thing I ask from the Lord,    this only do I seek:that I may dwell in the house of the Lord    all the days of my life,to gaze on the beauty of the Lord    and to seek him in his temple. (Ps. 27:4, NIV) Read more

  • One day we may pay attention

    In my regular reading through the Psalms I came to this in Psalm 66:10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. Read more

  • The work of the cross in fasting

    6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:to loose the chains of injustice    and untie the cords of the yoke,to set the oppressed free    and break every yoke?7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry    and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them,    and not to turn away from your own… Read more

  • Week Four: The affection of Christ and experience

    Exodus 33-34 is a place of wonder for me. I am sounding old… and I realize it’s because I AM… but I begin sentences with: “Back in the day…” I catch myself and then realize, well, yes, they were “back in the day.” Read more

  • The cross is the difference

    “The cross is ‘irreligious’ because no human being individually or human beings collectively would have projected their hopes, wishes, longings, and needs onto a crucified man… Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central focus the suffering and degradation of its God.” (Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion) Read more

  • If the cross is at work, it is noticed

    “Here is an important distinction with far-reaching implications for Christian behavior. The deeds of Christians in this present time — however insignificant they may seem, however ‘vain’ they may appear to those who value worldly success — are already being built into God’s advancing kingdom. In other words, Christians do not simply look tot he… Read more

  • Week Three: The Affections of Christ and the Rhythm of the Church Calendar

    A reason, among many, I have come into the Anglican Church is the church calendar. It reminds me that the Kingdom “calendar” is not our civic calendar. Churches won’t be commemorating civic holidays in a church service. (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, etc.) It is a reminder that we are not on the same… Read more

  • The wonder of the Cross

    “Worldwide Christianity faces a portentous array of challenges. Many voices from within the church are calling for a complete recasting of the foundations to suit the new era. This is often accompanied by expressions of disdain for those who still find the traditional forms a source of vitality. The traditionalists, on the other hand, are… Read more