God. Solomon, when you invited him to ask for anything, asked for wisdom. That was easy for him as a king with enough resources to offer a thousand sacrifices to you. If that was a tenth of his resources, he still had a lot left. If a tenth is 1000 animals, having 9000 left over […]

A bunch of guys, sitting around a campfire, laughing with Jesus. That’s what it was like. Or a group of women and men sitting on a hillside, trying to figure out what the truly good life looks like, with Jesus offering counsel, providing examples, challenging assumptions. We make being a disciple really complicated. So complicated […]

Following up on the story of bread and water. +++ But that’s not all we need. Sometimes food and rest are not enough. Sometimes, always, we need a different kind of bread. We need living bread. I’m interested, as I read the words of Jesus, that he didn’t offer the people bread. He had done […]

Rich Dixon is a rock star. +++ Guiding the FREEDOM TOUR, I’ve learned the importance of traditions like Hope Rocks (last time). It’s tempting to shortcut or skip over traditions when you’re in a hurry. Everyone wants to get going, the schedule’s tight, why not save a little time and bypass the details? Explaining “why” […]

Elijah the prophet had just finished carrying that message to Ahab, king of Israel, who was one of the worst kings, married to the worst queen. “If you keep running, you’ll find yourself wrecked.” And many priests of baal had lost their lives. But carrying God’s words can leave a prophet exhausted. And Elijah was […]