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My name is Cody Raak, and I am an apprentice of Jesus Christ.

I start with that, because that’s been my “vocation” — my calling — the longest.

I am also a husband and father. These relationships are the everyday arena in which I learn from Jesus how to live my life as Jesus would live my life. That’s discipleship. Some days I do pretty well at putting others first, at serving instead of being served, at laying down my life and picking up my cross. Other days I don’t. Thank God for his great grace to me.

I am also a pastor. I am called to communicate the Word of God so that faith is increased and understanding deepened.

I’ll be honest: this blog has stagnated. For a season, this blog was one of the tools I used to communicate regularly. But I have not made time or used energy to continue building this blog for some time, as I have developed other more personal ways of reaching people. You’re welcome to read through the archive of material still here. There are sermons from several years ago, half-formed opinions on then-current events, and pretty unreadable reflections on niche academic readings from seminary.

My prayer for you is that your searching for God’s truth and God’s presence in and around you will be met with God finding you and knowing you intimately. If something I wrote here helps, then I am humbled.

— Cody Raak, Spring 2022