God. We are jealous. We have selfish ambition. James is right. We don’t like those words, of course. But when I check the number of views and likes as I have been doing for fifteen years, my heart and mind have been formed in that direction. To long for “the like”, to look at the […]

God. Some days, we simply aren’t sure.We’re not sure our contribution matters.We’re not sure our skills are enough.We’re not sure we’ll have what we need for the conversations and the procedures and the challenges and the uncertainty in front of us. But we are doing work that matters.God, we have responsibility for the care of […]

God. The easiest thing in the world is to get frustrated. To get frustrated with ourselveswhen we can’t do what we think we know how to do.To get frustrated with otherswhen they don’t do what we think they should.To get frustrated with youwhen you don’t fix what we think you should. When we’re stretched thin […]

A reminder from Rich Dixon: +++ Too frequently, I forget. I do the reading, I talk to Jesus, but life intrudes. COVID’s insidious rampage continues – so much avoidable death, grief, and division. Unprecedented storms and fires – lives uprooted, homes and businesses lost. Yeah, I could turn it all off, pretend it’s not there. […]

God. Isaiah describes buds and flowers and singing hills and clapping trees, and people walking into the middle of it with joy and peace. And we think about it for a moment and say, “That would be nice.” We sigh. And then we turn from the Bible app to the Facebook app, and we are lost in […]