“Today is Thursday.” My schedule is haphazard. I work at the hospital Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. I do other work the other days. That’s why Nancy and I often remind each other of the day. “Today is December 1.” Though months are arbitrary, those divisions can help us with planning and preparing and marking time. And […]

More from Rich Dixon: +++ I told you about my first 2-block ride. What’s the point of backtracking? God Says: Forget the former things;            do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing!            Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? To me, the implication is that God’s always up to […]

It is the first Sunday of Advent as I write this. I’m going to my work as a hospital chaplain in a bit. I think that for us, for me, every day is advent, anticipating what could come, reflecting on what has come, and waiting.  Today, there will be the things I need to do. […]

I was almost asleep. “Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who wait or watch or weep.” I pray it every night, and am reminded how hard it is for me to focus. I pray it every night and am aware that I often don’t finish it. But last night, I thought, “in Advent, God keeps […]

God. This is the first Sunday of Advent. Some of us call this Hope Sunday. We read about salvation being closer than ever. And we very much want that to be true.Because it doesn’t always feel that way. In truth, God, many of us are uncomfortable with expectations. We have expected good things, and bad […]