300 words a day

When Jesus told a story about what people living lives following him would do, he talked about giving water to thirsty people. He was probably talking about literal water and literal thirst. The kind that come when you have walked since early in the morning in the heat of Israel. On one day in particular, […]

From Rich Dixon +++ Last time we talked about service. At last week’s FREEDOM TOUR CLASSIC, a few people indicated I was some sort of leader. I’ve spent a good deal of time pondering that notion. I understand the need for leadership, and for better or worse that’s probably part of my role. But Jesus […]

The other day I was sitting in church. That’s its own story, of course. After leading the Sunday service at the hospital for more than nine years, after being on church staff for most of fifteen years before that, I’m in a season of sitting with Nancy in church on Sunday mornings. Not in charge […]

Years ago, I started having trouble reading the Bible. I looked at the text and couldn’t concentrate. I started to wonder what was wrong, whether there was some spiritual thing going on. And then one day at work as a pastor, I picked up a Bible. It had larger print. And I suddenly had no […]

God. At this moment, people we love are looking for jobs. At this moment, people who love you are in fear of losing homes and countries and lives. At this moment, people you love are not convinced you do. So it’s a little hard when we read that, “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and […]