300 words a day

Sandal size apparently isn’t important to understanding the work Jesus did. Neither is height, weight, hair color or length, or eye color. We know that he didn’t stand out for his physical attractiveness. And we can be certain that he didn’t have blue eyes or light skin. If these features had been important, if they […]

I started to tell you a story about retirement and Jubilee. Years ago, my friend Katie was retiring from her work helping churches. “People ask me what I’m going to do next,” she said. “I don’t know what to tell them.” I understood. Not long before I had left a job as a pastor, not […]

God. This week J died and D died and others that I did and didn’t know died. Each person reading these words has deaths not too far from their hearts and memories and social media feeds. Reading Paul’s words about death and life and sin and freedom, which are your words, feels a little too […]

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 […]