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Jesus said it was the greatest commandment: “Love God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind and all your strength.” But what counts?  Does taking care of your aging parents count? Does secretly paying for the meal of someone at another table count? Does doing your job well count? Does […]

This is an old post. But we still haven’t caught up. +++ Recently, A couple years ago while I was sick, I was talking with myself about taking with God about my cold. I was struggling with cough and congestion and not sleeping. And at the same time, people I care about were waiting to […]

Rich Dixon and Becky Dixon are recovering from the Freedom Tour Classis, which was last Saturday. I’m guessing we can still help. Last week was the last-minute hustle before FREEDOM TOUR CLASSIC 2026. Around here, that means boxes of T-shirts & jerseys, never-ending lists of things to do, and endless questions. It seems no matter […]

All the time we hear, “Don’t do that.” It starts when we are little. I hear it by the beds of elderly people  And we hear it from God.  At least we think we hear it from God. When the serpent asks Eve about being able to eat from all the trees, she replies with […]

On the bulletin board above my desk is a card. I wrote it sometime mid-2022. It says, “Rather than saying ‘do this’, say ‘try this.’” I wrote it and then went on with my work, which includes saying things to people. I often tell people what to do. More accurately, I write and speak in […]