Rich Dixon takes us back to Elk River for more reflection. +++ As usual, God had a different plan when we met Kelley on Friday evening. I talked about The Dream. The audience asked lots of questions about the bike, my injury, how we’d gotten to this point. Then we were overwhelmed when Kelley shared […]

Remember when I talked about being fearlessly helpful a couple weeks ago? I’m thinking about that a lot. I was thinking about it when I started working on a message for next Sunday. One of the texts includes Micah 6:8. He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.    And what does the Lord require of you?To act […]

Every night, as I lay me down to sleep, I pray a prayer I learned three years ago. It starts, “Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night.” I started praying it every night early in the pandemic. It was how I could remember coworkers -RNs, tech, physicians – […]

God. In times when we cannot find words, from fatigue or illness or whatever, your attentiveness to us doesn’t depend on our articulateness or clarity or creativity. Your attentiveness rests in your love for us. For which I am grateful today. Amen.

I started a newsletter last year called, “Finding Words in Hard Times”. It’s a collection of resources for people trying to figure out what to say when things are rough, particularly around grief and hospitals. You can read past issues and sign up. I’ve got a new issue coming out next week, the first of […]