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How Do I Pray for my Adversaries? – Guest Blogger, Ruth Evenhouse

Posted on April 7, 2017 by livingasapprentices

Recently I was in a group discussion of a chapter in “The Good and Beautiful Life” (by James Bryan Smith) which encourages us to pray for our enemies or for broken re- lationships. One of the leaders  shared a prayer sheet … Continue reading →

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Lent 2017 – What Will We Live For? – Showing Mercy

Posted on April 5, 2017 by livingasapprentices

“This Lent needs to be not what you will give up, but what you will live for. Not how you might demonstrate your piety, but how you might live in true obedience to God. Not what you will prove, but … Continue reading →

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Long Lost Family

Posted on April 2, 2017 by livingasapprentices

“The message of the Bible is that the human race is a band of exiles trying to come home”(Tim Keller in  Prodigal God). One of my favorite shows is Long Lost Family (Sunday evenings on TLC).  The show was created to help … Continue reading →

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From My Reading

Posted on March 31, 2017 by livingasapprentices

“If we are white, we sometimes forget the powerful advantages that flow our way.  We think it’s all about us. Of course, individuals do matter – and the choices we make matter. But we would benefit from a more nuanced … Continue reading →

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Lent, 2017 – What Will We Live For? – Selfless Love

Posted on March 29, 2017 by livingasapprentices

“This Lent needs to be not what you will give up, but what you will live for. Not how you might demonstrate your piety, but how you might live in true obedience to God. Not what you will prove, but … Continue reading →

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“An Age of Divorce”

Posted on March 26, 2017 by livingasapprentices

This blog now contains more than 600 posts.  I am re-posting this blog from April 24, 2016 because the “divorce” Wendell Berry refers to is more painful than ever in 2017. ♦   ♦  ♦  ♦ “We all come from … Continue reading →

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Journey – A Rare Treat – by Guest Blogger Laura Bortner

Posted on March 24, 2017 by livingasapprentices

A journey can be an actual trip or it can be a pathway to spiritual or emotional growth. It can describe the change of a relationship, the sharing or ending of a marriage, the details of a career, the recognition of … Continue reading →

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Lent 2017 – What Will We Live For? – Speaking the Truth

Posted on March 22, 2017 by livingasapprentices

“This Lent needs to be not what you will give up, but what you will live for. Not how you might demonstrate your piety, but how you might live in true obedience to God. Not what you will prove, but … Continue reading →

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