300 words a day

“God has the first word.” I wish I could remember who said that simple statement. When the gospel of John starts, it starts with, “In the beginning was the Word.” So that may be where that simple statement comes from. When we are talking about Jesus being present with people, it’s not that we are […]

We talk about presence all the time when we are talking about how to offer support to people who are grieving. Early in my chaplaincy journey, I wrote, “Intentional non-invasive presence” on my clipboard to remind me of what do to, what to be. As part of a research project that will be out soon, […]

Rich Dixon asks some thoughtful questions: +++ Our stop in Memphis, entering the last third of Rich’s Ride, featured hospitality and questions. Our hosts, Dick Foth’s cousin Dudley Boyd and his wife Melissa, decided we needed some pampering after six weeks on the road. They arranged a weekend at the historic, luxurious Peabody Hotel. (Check […]

One day, John looked up and saw Jesus walking toward him. I’m not sure that he recognized his relative. As far as we know, they hadn’t seen each other ever. But we know that John had been given instructions on how to recognize the king. How to recognize the one he had been pointing people […]

A few years ago, I wrote a sermon for our Sunday morning chapel service at the hospital. (Actually, there are a bunch of sermons. I’ve been doing this for seven years. But I’m talking about a specific one.) The texts are from Romans 14:1-12 and Matthew 18:21-35. You can look at them. In one Paul […]