Last night, I participated in a podcast with the Amateur Dads. These guys are attempting to help ordinary men grow into the spiritual leaders that they need to be and have to be for their families. I love their heart because they realize that simple and practical is often the best way to go. One... Continue Reading →
Listen To Your Life
"Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace."... Continue Reading →
Final Thoughts on Apprenticeship With Jesus
We have completed the 30-day challenge of working through the book Apprenticeship With Jesus: Learning To Live Like The Master by Gary W. Moon. I have a few more things to share about what I learned through this activity. Thank you for sticking with me through this as you may have felt disjointed if you... Continue Reading →
Apprenticeship With Jesus: Day 28
For Lent, I am walking us through a book called Apprenticeship With Jesus by Gary W. Moon. You can follow along by reading my highlights and reflections. Extensive previews of the book, including excerpts, can be found through Google Books and Amazon, as well as eBook purchasing options. Day 28: Eating A Balanced Diet: Six Streams of Christian Spirituality - There are six great Christian traditions and their emphasis can be traced... Continue Reading →
Apprenticeship With Jesus: Day 26
For Lent, I am walking us through a book called Apprenticeship With Jesus. You can follow along by reading my highlights and reflections. Extensive previews of the book, including excerpts, can be found through Google Books and Amazon, as well as eBook purchasing options. Day 26: Working With The Proper Light - "Let it be the most important thing we do, then, to reflect on the life of Jesus Christ" -... Continue Reading →
Apprenticeship With Jesus: Day 22
For Lent, I am walking us through a book called Apprenticeship With Jesus. You can follow along by reading my highlights and reflections. Extensive previews of the book, including excerpts, can be found through Google Books and Amazon, as well as eBook purchasing options. Day 22: If God is So Smart, Why Am I Doing All The Talking - People are meant to live in an ongoing conversation with... Continue Reading →
Apprenticeship With Jesus: Day 14
For Lent, I am walking us through a book called Apprenticeship With Jesus.You can follow along by reading my highlights and reflections. Extensive previews of the book, including excerpts, can be found through Google Books and Amazon, as well as eBook purchasing options. Day 14: Yada, Yada, Yada: Putting Talk About Salvation Back In The Bedroom - Yada - means "knowing" another so intimately and completely that... Continue Reading →
Apprenticeship With Jesus: Day 5
For Lent, I am walking us through a book called Apprenticeship With Jesus. You can follow along by reading my highlights and reflections. Extensive previews of the book, including excerpts, can be found through Google Booksand Amazon, as well as eBook purchasing options. Day 5: Desiring to Dance With The Trinity: God as Joy in Motion - At the center... Continue Reading →
Apprenticeship With Jesus: Introduction
For Lent, I am walking us through a book called Apprenticeship With Jesus. You can follow along by reading my highlights and reflections. Extensive previews of the book can be found through Google Books and Amazon, as well as eBook purchasing options. Forward By Dallas Willard - American Christianity focuses more on the intellect rather... Continue Reading →
This Week’s Verse Challenge
Last week, we began a challenge to memorize a verse a week. This week's verse is Galatians 5:1. "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." Here again is the step by step schedule for memorizing this... Continue Reading →
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