God. The truth is, we feel like shoddy workmanship.The truth is, we feel drained.The truth is, we are uncertain about what’s next.The truth is, we are crying out to you in our trouble and distress, like your people have before. We know that bodies aren’t always healed. We know that relationships aren’t always fixed. We […]

For the next few days, we’ll be walking through a prayer model Jesus offered to his disciples. +++ For some people, the beginning of this prayer feel brutal. To start with “our Father” brings horrible memories. And the thought, “if God is like that, then I’m not interested.” As I thought about this beginning, however, […]

I’m teaching a course called Creative Preaching and Communication for the next few weeks. It’s one of the reasons I needed to take a break for a couple days. One of the texts we’re using is Preaching as Reminding: Stirring Memory in an Age of Forgetfulness.  Often, preachers look for originality and novelty and flash […]

More from Rich Dixon: +++ From the beginning, I said Rich’s Ride wasn’t about Rich. So it’s appropriate, before we loaded the trailer one last time – I didn’t do the very last ride of Rich’s Ride. I’ve been telling you (here and here) about a great conversation with some folks in New Orleans. As […]

Last week, on February 29, I almost wrote about having a bonus day. I was going to ask what we would do with an extra day. Who would we follow up with? What would we check on? What would we let go of? I had a whole list. Somewhere in that thinking, Nancy said, “But […]