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God. This is the first Sunday in Lent. And some of us are aware, even more than at New Years, of how hesitant we are about our commitments. Hesitant is a nice way to say it. We thought about committing to something in order to draw closer to you. To giving up something distracting. To […]

I started to write about judging but want to write without being judgmental. I sit here creating examples of extreme finickiness and then think, “But isn’t that being judgmental, reflecting my own bias against finickiness?” And I am convicted. And I save the draft and start over. Why? Because Jesus says the standard that I […]

I have no clue what will happen today. I just wanted you to know that. I spent part of one Sunday afternoon at a funeral for a woman who had been married for 65 years, who had Alzheimer’s. The pastor started his message with “None of us planned to be here today.” What was interesting […]

Rich Dixon is back and is, in my eyes, a giant-facer. +++ We talked last time about facing Modern Giants based on the ancient story of David & Goliath. It’s tempting to take David’s example literally – summon the courage, face the giant, and kill him. However, as followers of Jesus, literally killing our enemies […]

The daffodils are growing in front of our house. In a month they will be bright yellow. Except for the ones that are white. Except for the ones that are pastel yellow. There will be more than last year. We didn’t plant the extra ones. [Note: this wasn’t written in February]. The finches will be […]