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So what are the routines of the Kingdom of Heaven? Rather than talking about rules, let me suggest some behaviors Jesus talks about. People who are following Jesus: Routinely keep their word. Routinely ask God for daily bread Routinely see their poverty. Routinely look away from people as objects and toward the people we love. […]

Rich Dixon on why it’s important to look deeper. +++ This photo was snapped in 2013 after a difficult climb from Taos, New Mexico. The climb consisted of a series of steep, snaking turns, with no real bike lane. I think I’m smiling mostly because I managed not to get run over. You might wonder […]

If the wise are those who build on rock, the foolish are those who build on sand. Sand shifts. Sand moves. Sand is a million pieces of rock. Sand is all the same substance as the rock but in pieces too small to give any support. Sand is a collection of completely independent individuals. Sand […]

Many people heard many things in church last Sunday. Many words, many challenges, many opportunities. Many invitations, many explanations, many ideas. All of the things we heard can confuse our ability to obey. Every discussion is an opportunity for confusion as well as clarity. All of the information can become noise. However, today we have […]

The clocks change in our country on this Sunday, an intentional and arbitrary shift forward by an hour. And for the first time in decades, I don’t care. I’m not responsible to help a congregation remember. I’m not responsible to be at work on time, to make sure every clock I see in someone else’s […]