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Elijah had been threatened with death and was feeling abandoned by God. He spent five weeks of silent retreat in the wilderness, going to the mountain. He laid out his complaint: “I’ve done what I was called by you to do. I’m the only one left following you. Everyone has abandoned your way of life. […]

God. We wish you would say something. In the chaos and storming of social media, we wish that you would say “Stop”. Like you did standing in a boat in a lake in Galilee two millennia ago. And in the sudden calmness, we would say, “God.” And we might weep. We forget that we can do that ourselves. We […]

I worked at a camp one summer when I was in high school. I’m not sure exactly what I did. I think I was a cabin counsellor. And I was part of the work crew. What I do remember is sitting on the dock early one morning. The lake was calm, the camp was quiet. […]

A few years back, I stopped to talk to a patient. We chatted briefly, but I knew that she didn’t need to be entertaining visitors. I asked her what she would like me to ask God for on her behalf. “Discernment,” she said. “For both of us.” I smiled. I mentioned that James talks about […]

Rich Dixon understands learning.  +++ What would you say if I pointed out the similarities between the group of men I talked about last time and the middle school kids I taught for 24 years? Comparing guys recovering from addiction and middle school kids? I promise, I’m not joking or being sarcastic. I loved working with […]