Rich Dixon talks about why his riding matters. +++ Last time I told you Sumi’s story. Reflecting on her experiences, I’m reminded of a few things I tend to forget. One single life holds infinite value for Jesus. He sacrificed himself for all of us, and for each of us. To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, “Jesus would […]

On the night before Jesus was killed, Peter promised that he would always follow Jesus. To the death. It’s the kind of promise we want to make to God. Within a few hours, to three different people, Peter denied that he had been with Jesus, that he had known Jesus. Three times. He was scared. […]

“I want to see everything.” That’s our three-year-old grandson, Ben. He walks into the garage. He walks into my study. He looks around. He gestures. And he says, “I want to see everything.” Often, seeing everything includes seeing with his hands. And then starts the process of distraction, redirection, explanation, experimentation, education, and resolution. The […]

God. We are a little afraid of you. Some people I know are angry about you. You don’t answer their prayer. And you answer the prayer of other people. And people who don’t even pray get what they want. That doesn’t seem right. And you act really angry sometimes. At least we read that in […]

“That’s done. Next?” We say that often in our house, Nancy and I. After every checkmark on a to-do list, after every project, after almost every every. I’m fabulous at asking “Next?” I’m not great at “That’s done.” A sense of completion, a sense of finished. Years ago, I walked out of our church building […]