I’ll Take The Blame

I have spent so much time in the last few months reflecting on the teachings and miracles of Jesus that I felt like I was ill prepared for Easter week. I wanted to feel connected to the reality of Jesus' last days, his crucifixion, and resurrection. I immediately thought of a book I read several... Continue Reading →

Be Honest With Yourself

One area where I have struggled in my writing on this blog is properly explaining what a mature Christian looks like. I don't think I provide a very clear picture of the goal of wisdom and maturity. In one of our sessions in Wichita, Keith Matthews went through what he called The Super Seven. This... Continue Reading →

Reality Bites: What We Can Count On

In Wichita, James Bryan Smith talked about reality. He said that reality is "what you can count on." He also referenced Dallas Willard's definition of reality as "what you find out when you find out that you are wrong." Are there things that we can count on that are constantly hiding behind our wrong assumptions?... Continue Reading →

The Suffering I Was Freed From

Gathering 2 of the Apprentice Experience was focused on our own spiritual growth, maturity, and character development. As it should, this emphasis required soul searching and a willingness to clearly see our own deficiencies so that we could begin working on it, with Christ's help. I was surprised at what stuck out to me as... Continue Reading →

Rumblings From Gathering 2 of AE

I am back from Wichita after a week of learning, praying, practicing, and growing at Gathering 2 of the Apprentice Experience. I am sure I will be sharing many insights with you over the next few weeks but here are some random items that are fresh on my mind as I return to life in... Continue Reading →

Some Random Thoughts As I Head To Wichita

Gathering 2 of the Apprentice Experience starts today. When we met back in November, the themes of the week and all of our readings leading up to the week were on Narratives and The Gospel. This Gathering is on Spiritual Growth and Development. We have read books about Shame, about Self Deception, and have discovered... Continue Reading →

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