God. We come to you today aware that we are not perfect. We hate to say that out loud, not because we think we are perfect, we know we are not.But when we say it out loud, we are a little afraid that you or someone else will say, “It’s about time you noticed.”And will […]

Jesus says that we are to ask God to forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors. Jesus says that there is a correlation between our asking God for forgiveness and us forgiving other people. We are to ask for forgiveness and, it seems, tell God to forgive us in the same way as we […]

Rich Dixon is reflecting again. +++ Last time, I said I didn’t necessarily want to be the center of an inspirational story. Then, I met the mother of a former student who told me she was inspired by the story of RELENTLESS GRACE. And this week I received a call from a guy who hosts […]

Sometimes context doesn’t seem to matter. Things seem clear at face value. Like a request for bread. What could be more simple? “Give me food today. (Please).” For the people hearing this model prayer from Jesus for the first time, the request was only partly about the future or about today. It had everything to […]

There are many debates about what the kingdom of heaven means in Matthew, about when it starts, about what Jesus means when he says “Repent because the Kingdom is at hand.” I wonder why we wonder so much? Why do we care so much about having exactly the right interpretation? Is it because we want […]