God. We talk about you taking sides, about being on your side. We test whether people are on our side and use that as a way to measure where they are with you. Or you are with them. I think we get it wrong, most of the time. Especially when we use our prosperity to […]

God. Some days, we simply aren’t sure. We’re not sure our contribution matters. We’re not sure our skills are enough. We’re not sure we’ll have what we need for the conversations and the procedures and the challenges and the uncertainty in front of us. But we are doing work that matters. God, we have responsibility […]

This week, I had the opportunity to do the graveside service for a person I hadn’t met. Here’s a bit of what I said. +++ On Jesus’ last night, he was talking to his followers. The disciples. Here’s part of what he said: “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain […]

Rich Dixon and dreams and more: +++ Last time we talked about God-sized dreams and Jesus’ encouragement: “Take courage! I am. Don’t be afraid.” It’s an invitation to face fear and move forward, toliterally step out of the boat. Don’t know about you, but I prefer the safety and comfort inside the boat. + + […]

(Adapted from the message for last Sunday.) James talked about conflict that exists in us, the arguments we have with ourselves and each other. Conflicts between people. Conflicts between companies. Conflicts between countries. James says that the source of those conflicts is our desires to make ourselves happy, to make ourselves comfortable, to avoid hard […]