God. Sometimes we simply don’t know what you want. If we knew, for sure, we’d do it. Maybe.But we feel like we don’t know what you want.And we worry that we will do the wrong thingor the right thing for the wrong reasons. We worry about keeping you happy and not making you mad. We […]

The glory faded. Moses and Elijah disappeared. And Jesus continued to walk around with people who didn’t understand everything they had seen, who didn’t live as if they believed what he said. But even though the glow faded, the presence of God did not. Jesus was with them. Jesus was working on them, instructing them, […]

Rich Dixon reminds us of process. +++ During our conversation about trajectories and interruptions, Becky reminded us of “300 TOUCHES.” 300 TOUCHES is the notion that most folks require multiple interactions before they finally drop their defenses, before they are willing to truly listen, before they open their hearts. Nothing special about the number 300 […]

More than a decade ago, I started thinking about what we could give up for Lent. Or better, what we could move toward. The list turned into Lent for Non-Lent People: 33 things to give up for Lent and other readings. I’m grateful for the people who have found that book helpful. I decided that it might […]

Jesus went up on the mountain, away from the crowds. He’s on a wandering journey, keeping the disciples away from Jerusalem, away from the people who might want to kill him. He’s training the disciples, teaching them how to open the things he’s commanding. And on this day, he takes Peter and James and John […]