Monthly Archives: July 2017

Becoming a Gritty Christian

Posted on July 30, 2017 by livingasapprentices

I’m “back in the saddle again,” co-leading a group studying Breathing Under Water, Spirituality and the Twelve Steps, by Richard Rohr. The lesson this week focused on the life-long process we engage in as we look deeply into our “private … Continue reading →

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Seeing through God’s Eyes

Posted on July 27, 2017 by livingasapprentices

I was enjoying a Hope College Repertory Theater production of Driving Miss Daisy last week when a statement by Hoke, the black chauffeur for a white Jewish woman, made me sit up straighter.He explained to Miss Daisy, “You can’t see what I … Continue reading →

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Going Deeper with God – Telling Our Stories (Matt. 13: 11-14 MSG)

Posted on July 23, 2017 by livingasapprentices

In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this passage, Jesus teaches us to tell … Continue reading →

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My Garden in the Sky

Posted on July 21, 2017 by livingasapprentices

One of my projected sorrows when moving last summer from a manufactured home with a lovely yard  to an apartment complex was the loss of my flower gardens. However, that unnecessary anxiety was erased this summer by the beautiful, luxuriant potted plants … Continue reading →

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The Spaces Between

Posted on July 19, 2017 by livingasapprentices

I removed the glass plate from the microwave to wash it. Since I’m still as spatially challenged as I was the last time I washed it, I hoped that I could put it back without asking my husband to explain … Continue reading →

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Going Deeper – God Sees to It! (Genesis 22: 1 – 14 )

Posted on July 16, 2017 by livingasapprentices

In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this passage, we are reminded that God … Continue reading →

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From My Reading

Posted on July 14, 2017 by livingasapprentices

“John, in his wisdom, points out in inspired words, ‘If our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things'(I John 3:20.) This is a gentle but salutary rebuke to our assumption that we know better … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Days

Posted on July 12, 2017 by livingasapprentices

As I woke up slowly that morning, coming out of the fog of some dream or another,  I puzzled over what day it might be.  When I remembered, I thought happily, “Oh, good. It’s just an ordinary day!” And that … Continue reading →

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