Rich Dixon talks about what we could be doing. +++ I frequently chuckle at myself as I create these reflections. It seems this journey has been about learning, then relearning, the simple principles Jesus explained to His disciples. And then trying to practice them. Perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising. Perhaps that’s what following is about. […]

In Hebrews, we read that we have a high priest who know us, know about us, knows what it’s like to be alive, knows what it’s like to lose friends and family members, to struggle with a lack of food, to see discrimination and to respond to it. In his walking around earth, Jesus apparently […]

Bartimaeus had one goal. Get the attention of Jesus. As he was by the road, he heard a hubbub. A crowd was moving toward him. He asked what was happening. “Jesus of Nazareth is coming,” he was told. For Bartimaeus, this isn’t a curiosity, this is opportunity for life. Because for Bartimaeus, this isn’t a […]

God.We need you. We think we need you to.As if we have any idea what needs to happen.We know what we want. But that’s different. God.We need you. We think you need us. To do your work, to bring your kingdom, to punish and poke and overpower. You do need us, of course. To be […]

I have things I say often. Like when Jesus is ascending and says to the disciples, “I’m with you always, even to the end of the age.” I say that most often when I’m with people who need to know that God is with them. Whether or not it’s felt. I don’t persuade, I don’t […]