Monthly Archives: December 2015

It’s Time to Speak Out!

Posted on December 9, 2015 by livingasapprentices

The New York Daily News has beaten me to it.  For two days I have been wracking my brain for an appropriate statement from Hitler’s Germany to compare to Donald Trump’s demagoguery about Muslims. Today the cover of the Daily … Continue reading →

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From My Reading – Part 4

Posted on December 9, 2015 by livingasapprentices

“We have places of fear inside of us, but we have other places as well—places with names like trust and hope and faith. We can choose to lead from one of those places, to stand on ground that is not … Continue reading →

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Living in Advent – Part 2, Waiting for the Light

Posted on December 7, 2015 by livingasapprentices

This season of the church’s liturgical year is a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The word “advent” is an anglicized version of the Latin word adventus, “coming.” We are waiting for what … Continue reading →

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Going Deeper with God – “This is Not Your Battle to Fight”

Posted on December 4, 2015 by livingasapprentices

Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. These stories from the battlefields of … Continue reading →

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Who am I when my Body Fails Me? – A Beloved Child of God

Posted on December 2, 2015 by livingasapprentices

Who Am I When my Body Fails Me? is a question we all need to ask ourselves when injury or illness takes its toll on our lives.  How are we different? How are we the same? How do we respond … Continue reading →

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