The sign

From Rich Dixon +++ Last time I told you Becky and I reached a turning point. We knew about human trafficking. We couldn’t turn away. We had to do something. I told you something else that’s important to the story. I don’t want to skip over it. I’m just an old guy who rides a […]

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A long time praying (part two)

I asked Nehemiah how it was possible to pray the same thing for four months. And how he could not eat for all that time. “I know, right?” he said. “I’m working in the palace, great meals, and I’m the wine steward!” “Even after Daniel’s healthy eating experiment, there was plenty of food we could […]

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A long time praying (part one)

People ask me to pray about things all the time. And I have written a lot about prayer. But I don’t very often listen to someone praying and then say “How did you do that?” It feels strange. The last time Nehemiah and I were talking, I realized that he was the perfect person to […]

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A prayer for the seventh Sunday of Easter

God. We need healing. From our illnesses of virus and substances and mutating cells,from damage done to bodies by physical attack and wrecked vehicles and gravity,we ask you to heal us. God. We need healing. From brokenness of relationship from virus and substances and mutating cells,from damage done to souls by physical attack and wrecked […]

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Doing something that matters (part three)

Nehemiah continues his reflection from yesterday: +++ “I was so excited to hear the news of the rebuilding, of the homeland. Lots of my people were comfortable in Babylon, but those of us who cared about returning to our homeland were hopeful. “And when I heard from Hanani that nothing had changed, I was devastated. […]

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