I’m tired of long sentences and parentheses about church

(part of the Creed series) Every time I say “church”, I feel like I have to explain. By church, I never mean “church service” or “worship service” or “worship gathering” or “Sunday morning service” or even Saturday evening service. Those events are important. They allow us to listen, to sing together louder than we can […]

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I believe in the Holy Spirit

(Part of the Creed series) My friend messed up his marriage. He’s trying to clean things up. He wanted to help at church in a public way. His wife said it made her very uncomfortable. He wanted to know what to do, since helping at church is a good thing, right? I said, “Imagine you […]

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the one who decides.

(We are going back to the creed. Here’s what we’ve written so far.) Most of us think judgment should exist. We want an end to gang violence and justice for families wrecked by meth manufacturers. We want an end to child trafficking and justice for those who buy and sell children like property. We want […]

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Saturday reflection: Rich and Becky Dixon

We talked about Rich’s Ride several months ago here at 300. (Rich Dixon Rolls) Rich Dixon is a regular participant in conversations here. This week, Rich and Becky talked about the ride for awhile at their church, Timberline Church.  Here’s Rich’s post with a link to their conversation. It takes about 45 minutes. It’s worth […]

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Permission to sleep.

I’ve been looking in the archives to see if I’ve ever told you this story. I don’t think I have. Not here anyway. I’m sorry. Because it’s about the one time in my 53 years I heard God talk with words. Back in the old days, back before Social Media, I was at the end […]

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