A prayer for the fourth Sunday of Easter

God. We are having a hard time. Many of us are condemning ourselves. “I don’t know what to think,” we say. “I can’t figure out who to trust.” Many of us are condemning others. Even each other. “If someone believes that,” we say, “I don’t even know how to talk to them.” Many of us […]

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Permission for the weekend.

First published April 25, 2009. Sometimes we think about what we don’t get to do when we choose to follow Jesus. As a result, we sometimes don’t think about the things that we can do. This list, taken from what we are told to do, helps us think about what we get to do. +++ Rest. You […]

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And he opened their minds.

This is the continuation of a series that started with “If only I could see Jesus.” +++ Jesus starts with their fears, and does everything he can to establish his presence. He says “Peace”. He lets them hear his voice and his words. He shows them his hands. He eats fish. But then he gets […]

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Una

Rich Dixon is taking us along on his next ride. +++ The day after our field trip, the team cycled out of Cincinnati. I won’t provide a crank-by-crank account of this ride, but there are a couple of stories worth relating. One of them is about Una. + + + Dr. Uname Mulale (pictured with […]

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Even when they saw him, they didn’t believe.

Though there had been people reporting that Jesus was alive, his sudden appearance was unsettling. That’s an understatement. At least some of them were terrified that a ghost had appeared. I’m guessing that the two were saying, “How did you do that? We didn’t see you on the road.” There was a hubbub. It wasn’t […]

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