They ate in Bethany that day, Jesus and the disciples. I am sure of it. They all ate a meal prepared by Martha. Perhaps it was the best meal she ever fixed. Certainly it was the most peace-filled meal. You may know the first part of the story. Jesus and the disciples come to Bethany, […]

Rich Dixon keeps thinking about thinking about justice: +++ Our teammate Betsy invited the FREEDOM TOUR 2016 team to discuss “justice,” and shared these verses as context. Learn to do right; seek justice.    Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless;    plead the case of the widow. I frankly was a bit fearful about […]

My parents invited people over for dinner after church. They invited missionaries to spend the night. I think they wanted to help others. They wanted us to understand hospitality. Maybe, there was a little hope that we would learn something, that our lives would be changed a little. The same thing happens at conferences I’ve […]

“What was the first time we saw through the skin and saw a glimpse of something more?” The old man shifted slightly on the chair. “That’s easy. Water into wine.” “We’d had conversations with him. He shocked Nathaniel with his mind-reading or whatever it was. But at the wedding, it was clear that there was something more. […]

God. I want to pray what Paul prayed: God, would you let their love grow in knowledge and wisdom more and more and more. Knowledge of how and where you are working. Knowledge of the slow but sure ways your work is evident across generations. Knowledge of the real needs of others, not merely the […]