“…Came from Nazareth to the Jordan and was baptized…” This is very simple story-telling. When we are listening to a story, we want the details. We want to know what each person is thinking. We want to know motives. We want each piece of the back and forth of the debate. We want to know the […]

God. It’s the first Sunday in Lent and we are already feeling like giving up. I don’t mean giving up something for Lent. I mean simply giving up. Everything is an argument and everywhere is a death (or more) and everyone is tired. We need you. You are, we read, outside of time. With you, […]

A few years ago, I took some words of Paul and unpacked them. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. As I consider where to start in that process, it may begin […]

Maybe the things that go into Lent–-the practices of giving up food or technology, the practices of prayer more often or solitude or silence, the practices of eating together–those things are acts of clearing space in our hearts so we can listen and attend. Consider one of these exercises over the next few days: Simply […]

Rich Dixon takes a break. +++ 1500 miles was just one chapter in the story. Before we continue, let’s take a one-week break from bike riding. Jon generously offered the opportunity to tell you about a wonderful book that describes part of the foundation for my story. The book is Standing on the Shoulders by […]