Building Walls, Riding Bikes

Rich Dixon is getting ready to ride this weekend! +++ Last time, Jon said I read Nehemiah. A secret? I think I learn more from Jon’s conversations with Nehemiah. Anyway, last Thursday Jon listed the final two steps in Nehemiah’s preparation to rebuild the walls. 4. A specific plan of how to proceed. 5. A […]

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A Simple Idea

Rich Dixon reads Nehemiah, too. +++ We had our team. 7 cyclists, 2 volunteers, Becky, and me. We had 3 months to figure out a route, learn how to transport bikes, design jerseys, plan meals, and find host churches. Perhaps the biggest blessing was that we didn’t know what we didn’t know. I’m thinking about […]

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A bit of a break.

I’m taking a break from my break. We just finished the first three chapters of  A Great Work: A Conversation with Nehemiah for People (Who Want to Be) Doing Great Works. The next two weeks, Rich and Paul are taking care of two days each week. And I don’t want to break up the Nehemiah […]

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Preparing for the work (part four)

Last week, we looked at Nehemiah’s preparation for his work Part one Part two Part three. Today, we finish reviewing his process. +++ 4. A specific plan of how to proceed. Okay, now life gets more complicated. The planning phase can overwhelm the project. But Nehemiah has worked out the details. So when the king […]

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