"Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection").
We pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
What Readers are Saying
sallyhoekstra on Going Deeper With God: Finding… Joy on Checking In Joy on From Karen
Author Archives: livingasapprentices
“The Practice of the Better”
The October 10, 2015 cover of Time magazine is unforgettable. Men with children on their shoulders, women carrying children, children struggling to keep up – they are all marching across a field to yet another border. They are on the … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Dom Helder Camara, immigrants, Kristin Hannah, non-violence, Richard Rohr, The Nightingale
2 Comments
Something about Grace
“What if God is not mad at you?” This question from James Bryan Smith in The Good and Beautiful God sets up the psychological dilemma of today’s world. Many raging conflicts between races and between believers and even between individuals hinge … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Donald Miller, Eugene Peterson, grace, perfectionism
2 Comments
Going Deeper with God – Matthew 14 (selected verses)
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 early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. These selected verses from … Continue reading
Posted in Going Deeper with God
Tagged Feeding of the Five Thousand, James Bryan Smith, Jesus, John the Baptist, retreats, The Good and Beautiful Life
Comments Off on Going Deeper with God – Matthew 14 (selected verses)
The Mysticism of Everyday Life
This quote is from the book Learning to Fall, The Blessings of an Imperfect Life. The book was written during his journey with ALS and published just months before his death in 2002. The book is full of observations on … Continue reading
Posted in From My Reading..., Living as Apprentices
Tagged ALS, grace, Learning to Fall, living in the present, mysticism, Philip Simmons
2 Comments
“Not a Plan but a Posture” – Final Post for Live your Calling
Most Christians put great thought and energy into determining what our “call” might be. Ryan Pemberton makes a helpful distinction between God’s call on our lives and our personal calling: “Christian calling means being called by the living, resurrected Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Live Your Calling
Tagged Called, Called: My Journey to C.S. Lewis' House and Back Again, Enabling, Let Your Life Speak, On Being, Parker Palmer, Ryan Pemberton
Comments Off on “Not a Plan but a Posture” – Final Post for Live your Calling
Going Deeper with God – Ephesians 5: 18-20
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 early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In these verses from … Continue reading
“Composing A Life “
In 1989, Mary Catherine Bateson (daughter of anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson) wrote a book titled Composing a Life. Among other things, Bateson proposes that life is not a straightforward path, but more like an “improvisatory art.” As explanation, she … Continue reading
The Vocabulary of Spiritual Growth
Recently, as a birthday gift, my son took me to a lecture by David Brooks, New York Times columnist, commentator on PBS News Hour and Meet the Press, and author of The Road to Character. One of Brooks’ major themes … Continue reading
Living as Apprentices 