I’m teaching a class about pastoral care right now. Here’s part of what I wrote to a student the other day. It’s a helpful thought for the Friday before Advent. +++ You are inviting me to think about presence. Part of why presence is so significant in my thinking and in our lives may be […]

Another thing about being part of the kingdom of Jesus is that if he is the creator and the generous leader of the kingdom, if he is the king of kings, then our power and our gifts and our aptitudes and our relationships and our opportunities are made possible more by his graciousness than by […]

Rich Dixon invites us to think about welcome: +++ One of our FREEDOM TOUR 2016 teammates spoke about Adoption. Moïse (Mo-ḗes, which means “Moses”) was an amazing cyclist, and he’s married to my cousin, Rachel. In preparation, he invited us to read these verses. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the […]

Picking up from yesterday: We read on Sunday that Jesus is the king of kings. When the beings who are in power get together, Jesus is the one who has the most power. Jesus is the ultimate authority. Though he tells Pilate that his kingdom is not of this world, that doesn’t mean that his […]

Yesterday was the last Sunday of the church year. Next week is the first Sunday of Advent. Next Sunday, the church calendar starts the process of preparing for Christmas, of helping us cut through the chaos of the holidays that we dread and find the kind of anticipation for the coming of Jesus that we […]