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A Heart-sized Challenge

Posted on August 21, 2013 by livingasapprentices

“The supreme religious challenge is to see God’s image in one who is not in our image.”                                               … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on August 14, 2013 by livingasapprentices

“An inward transformation must produce an outward one. It is one thing to hang a few apples on a pecan tree. It is quite another to grow apples on an apple tree. The latter is a more reliable source of … Continue reading →

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Must See Movie – Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Posted on August 13, 2013 by livingasapprentices

A few days ago I posted a story about my memory of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech on the Washington Mall in 1963 (see I have a Dream posted on August 5).  That memory brought to life again … Continue reading →

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Rob Bell and the with-God life

Posted on August 11, 2013 by livingasapprentices

I’m reading a book about Rob Bell. Those of you in West Michigan probably do not need an introduction to this fiery young prophet; his books and videos and sermons have raised the ire of Christians of all stripes in … Continue reading →

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Bread for the Journey

Posted on August 7, 2013 by livingasapprentices

And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: “As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total … Continue reading →

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I Have a Dream

Posted on August 5, 2013 by livingasapprentices

A year ago or so, my cousin Dan (a cousin on my father’s side of the family) who lives in Florida paid a visit.  I mention my father’s side because that fact meant that I had very little connection with him; … Continue reading →

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An Orphan Moves from Revenge to Reconciliation

Posted on August 3, 2013 by livingasapprentices

The following story  was posted in the Compassion International‘s July issue of Sponsor E-News  today – one day after I posted updates on my Compassion children (see previous post, Children of the Kingdom).  I was so moved by Methode’s story that I … Continue reading →

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Children of the Kingdom

Posted on August 2, 2013 by livingasapprentices

Wazoeli is 18 and has a view of Mt. Kilimanjaro from his home in Tanzania. His father is in jail and his mother works  3 jobs to support him and to pay his way to boarding school so he can have a future … Continue reading →

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