Apprentice 2 Jesus

Mourning

  • Serious heartbreak

    The past 9-10 years have opened up so much spiritually for me. The hardest has been spiritual disappointment, which has led to more determination from me to go deeper with God and walk away from a lot of “form without the power.” Still… the heartbreak is there. This week’s OT passage from Isaiah captures this… 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

  • Quite frankly, we just don’t want to do the work

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  • 9/11 — 20 years

    We were right to be angry at the great wrongs of 9/11, but at some point, rehearsing that anger year after year doesn’t move us toward justice, love, or the forgiveness Jesus commands of his followers. It moves us toward resentment, hostility, and bitterness, with all the trouble it brings (Heb. 12:15). We never knew… Read more

  • Sorrow…grief

    This picture… a prayer vigil… looks of hopelessness, looks of grief… wailing… mourning… Another shooting in a city I have loved… during the trial of another police shooting The cry of my heart… HOW LONG, O LORD? Read more

  • Lament in the time of racism

    The trial of Derek Chauvin is supposed to start this week with jury selection in Minneapolis. Chauvin is the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd. In the past year it is necessary to examine how we, as white believers, have done in this issue of racism. Lent should be that… Read more

  • The grief I still feel

    7 You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived;    you overpowered me and prevailed.I am ridiculed all day long;    everyone mocks me.8 Whenever I speak, I cry out    proclaiming violence and destruction.So the word of the Lord has brought me    insult and reproach all day long.9 But if I say, “I will not mention his word    or speak anymore in his name,”his word… Read more

  • A time to mourn and a time to dance in the time of coronavirus

    This time being isolated is an opportunity. In the major cultural shifts we are experiencing, I have a deep sense in my spirit this is a time to mourn and be ready to move to what is next. I elaborate more HERE. Read more

  • Thoughts on mourning and loss in the time of coronavirus

    Grief shows up in many ways. One way it may tend to show up is anger or rage. Since that is not easily recognized as “grief” in our culture, we tend to combat the rage or anger instead of stepping back to ask a few more questions. Grief over loss isn’t easily processed in our… Read more