Rich Dixon invites us to meet some friends: +++ This photo is the Barrett family on the day of the FREEDOM TOUR CLASSIC. Jon & Jennifer invited this entire group – kids, mom & dad, brother, nieces & nephews – to travel from Springfield, Missouri to join us. They ranged in age from Jon’s parents […]

I always sit on one end of the sofa. Last week, across a couple days, I ended up taking three photos of coffee cups while I was sitting in that spot. Three different photos. One with tea, one with coffee, one with decaf. I think I took naps after two of those cups. I’m becoming […]

I was asking Paul one day how to pray for other people: “What do I ask God for on behalf of other people?” He didn’t answer. Not exactly. But he did write a letter to a group of people that he was praying for. And he told them what he was asking; “I’m asking God […]

God. We need rest. Not sleep, not distraction, not medication, not relief. We need rest. We hear you say, Jesus, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” We long for rest, but we confess, we’re not sure we can come with our burdens. We confess. We […]

So what? What does it look like to live in this second or third or sixteen chance at life? I think it looks pretty unspectacular, actually. I think it looks like loving one another. I have a friend who really really likes coffee. He has learned to make lattes. He doesn’t like lattes, those drinks […]