Daily observations about following Jesus
I wish I could remember the details of the story. But here’s what I remember. Someone’s last words at the end of a long life of service to God and others were simply quoting a verse: “she did what she could.” Mark tells a story about a dinner late in the life of Jesus. It’s in Bethany, […]
Read More…Rich Dixon talks about one of his colleagues. +++ Life would be better if I could trust God as much as my dog trusts me. Rich’s Ride featured a (mostly) daily blog. I suppose I should have been offended when Monte’s weekly contribution was a popular attraction, but I grew accustomed to my role as […]
Read More…At the hospital, we often come face to face with having to decide what really matters. We face traumas and trials and diseases and diagnoses and we want to know the heart of what we need to do. “In the middle of all the chaos, what do I need focus on?” “As I focus on […]
Read More…Sunday was the day for reflecting on the baptism of Jesus. This year, the text was from Mark. Mark reports that John the Baptist was quoting old prophecies and speaking of a glorious future. John was pointing to a millennia-long story. We live in moments, and we often want answers in the moment. But the […]
Read More…God. We aren’t sure who to trust and who to fear. We aren’t sure we can trust those who say they speak for you. We shrink our sense of who you are to the descriptions we hear, to the outcomes we want. We confess that we don’t know you very well. We confess that we […]
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