I published this six years ago this week. Reading it again was a helpful reminder to reflect on the ways in which I paid attention to myself. +++ The other day, I read the news on my phone. Then I read the passages for Sunday morning from Exodus 20 and Philippians 3 and Matthew 21. […]

Dietrich Bonhoeffer quotes the first line of Psalm 133 as the first line of Life Together. That’s his book from 1939, describing a way to approach Christian community. Because it was written from his experience leading an illegal seminary in Nazi Germany, Bonhoeffer is credible in teaching about building community when it isn’t easy. “Behold, how good and […]

God. I try to be honest, God, when I talk to you. I’ll be honest. I want to try to be honest. Today, I need to honestly say, we do not understand what is really going on. In just about anything. Nations, families, our own hearts, we know there is chaos and uncertainty and question. […]

Whereas I wrote to some people the other day noting that today is the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2026; Whereas I read on a substack the other day that the first question Jesus asked was, “What do you want?” And the writer wondered how we would answer that question if Jesus asked us. And then took […]

Rich Dixon is thinking about people: +++ Several years ago, I was offered the opportunity to speak to men recovering from addiction. I thought I’d share my amazing story with them. I imagined inspiring them to dream big dreams. Not sure whether any of that occurred. What happened for sure was that spending time with […]