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They were at supper. And then Jesus washed their feet. They were at supper. And then Jesus had this odd conversation with Judas and he left. They were at supper. And then Jesus offered this strangely familiar, strangely new moment with the bread and the wine. They were out in the garden, as they had […]

Rich Dixon is back, too. +++ I’m not a preacher or a theology guy. It’s not my place to tell you, or anyone else, what following Jesus ought to look like. When I share stories like climbing an impossible hill outside Taos, I’m following Dick Foth’s guidance – A dream worth following has to be […]

There is, in what we know of the last week before Jesus’ death, much friendship. Not that his friends were very helpful to him, in the way we think friends should be. I mean by the end, Judas betrayed him, Peter denied him, the rest of the 10 fell asleep. And no one could do […]

There’s a dinner in Bethany to celebrate Jesus and to celebrate Lazarus and to end the Sabbath. At some point late in the meal, Mary pours perfume on Jesus’ feet, and Judas complains. John, in telling the story, explains that Judas carried the money box and stole from it. And then tells the reader that […]

God. This week your people were murdered. They were just being children, or filling in or cleaning up or leading.They were just living in a victimized country in Europe.They were being people. This week your people lost homes and lost lives in storms.This week your people, through natural causes and traumatic actions, left this life. […]