300 words a day

God. We would love to be on a mountain, away from all the confusion, and completely present with you. To see you glowing, to be aware of your power, to be aware that you are aware of us. That would be awesome. To have the confidence that Peter had, the confidence that Jesus was full […]

Okay. Here’s the deal. I want to talk about fasting. I want to talk about what the reward is. I want to talk about this incredibly cool image that God paints in Isaiah 58 about fasting not being about being selfish and simply not eating the food you have, but about sharing a meal with […]

Fasting isn’t supposed to be fun. It’s supposed to be difficult. It’s supposed to be challenging. Intentionally refraining from something that is important to you, which is essential to your well-being, is a difficult thing. The longer the fast, the harder it is supposed to be. Spending forty days fasting, as Jesus did, has to […]

Rich Dixon is thinking about giants. +++ January is the month we focus on raising awareness about the horrible crime of human trafficking. Last weekend, Timberline Church hosted a remarkable speaker. Ruth Dearnley leads STOP THE TRAFFIK, an organization dedicated to gathering data to aid law enforcement and others in the fight against this global […]

Don’t you love the difference choosing one word can make? One word makes things optional. One word makes them expected. One word makes you think about the perhaps. One word makes you think about the procedure. One word is about whether. One word is about how. One word is “if”. One word is “when”. Jesus […]