Monthly Archives: January 2015

Putting Away Childhood

Posted on January 29, 2015 by livingasapprentices

MY JOURNEY Today I took my granddaughter out to lunch to celebrate her 15th birthday. As we ate, she tentatively mentioned her dream of owning a car by her 16th birthday. As we talked it through, I mentioned that she would … Continue reading →

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Countering the World’s Darkness

Posted on January 29, 2015 by livingasapprentices

Note to “followers”:  This may have gone out to you earlier last week as a DRAFT.  I’m re-posting it so that it will be part of the actual blog Living as Apprentices in an amoral world that daily spawns pain, … Continue reading →

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Praying with Psalm 42

Posted on January 28, 2015 by livingasapprentices

PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE Use the questions below the Scripture passage to help you “pray”  verses 1-5  from Psalm 42.  For example, picturing a thirsty deer approaching a river may prompt realizations about your need for being close to God. Share … Continue reading →

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“Soaked in the Presence of the Living Christ”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by livingasapprentices

In Eternal Living, a new book reflecting on the life and teachings of Dallas Willard (who died in 2013), Richard Foster, his very good friend of forty years, writes, “[Dallas] possessed in his person a spiritual formation into Christlikeness that … Continue reading →

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Living inside Hope

Posted on January 26, 2015 by livingasapprentices

Barbara Kingsolver is one of my favorite novelists; The Poisonwood Bible, Flight Behavior are my favorites.  She is also seemingly well acquainted with Hope.  Here’s a Kingsolver quote about hope:  “The very least you can do in your life is to figure out … Continue reading →

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“Live the Life I Sing About in my Song”

Posted on January 21, 2015 by livingasapprentices

LIVING AS APPRENTICES In a blog on the Inward Outward website, Kayla McClurg of The Church of the Saviour says, “We tend to make [Jesus] into a paper-thin replica of our ideas of “holy” rather than let him be the … Continue reading →

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Paddington Bear

Posted on January 20, 2015 by livingasapprentices

LIVING AS APPRENTICES You and your spouse and two children (a 10-year-old and a teen-ager) are dragging yourselves through the train station after a much-dreamed-about but unsatisfying vacation when you are greeted by a scruffy  3′ 6″ bear wearing a … Continue reading →

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Posted on January 19, 2015 by livingasapprentices

Today we are reminded of the life and work of Martin Luther King and many other courageous men and women who fought, non-violently, against discrimination and injustice and for the right of all people to live in the reality of … Continue reading →

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