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Reflections on the costs of following Jesus and on the true cost of asking God for what we want

Thrifting is what Nancy and I do for fun. Seldom antiques, mostly just stuff. The other day, in a store we frequent, I asked if the vinyl records were gone. “No,” the staff member said. “They’ve been moved. But would you like to see the new ones someone just brought in? Like 100 or so?” I agreed. […]

Rich Dixon invites us to join him in thinking about helping.  +++ I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the homeless guys I wrote about last time. I still don’t know what Jesus would have done, or what I should have done, when I encountered them. They were maybe 20-30 yards off the trail, and it’s not […]

I woke up early, aware of chaos out there. The psalmist said “Don’t fret.” I woke up tired from two long days, aware of the chaos out there. The psalmist said, “Don’t fret.” I woke up early, anticipating a very long day of scheduled activities, aware of the chaos out there. The psalmist said, “Don’t […]

Hi. You may be struggling to concentrate today. I am. I want to offer you some reasons to not get upset about it. In short, there are perfectly understandable reasons to feel disrupted. Other people can give you the 10 steps to get back on track, or 10 ways to take the next step.  I […]