300 words a day

God. I know. The date is probably wrong.And we know that you are timeless.And we don’t want to be disrespectful. But, “Happy birthday.” Or, as I say to those I care about, “I’m glad you were born.” Because, we are glad. Honestly, we’d be more glad if we weren’t in the hospital on Christmas day. […]

Two Christmases ago was really dark at our hospital. We were in what we thought was the middle of the pandemic. One of our units of 30 or so beds was in brand new space on the top floor of a new wing that opened in August 2020. And the nurses on that floor, which […]

I led a funeral one day a couple years ago. I read Psalm 42. And then I talked about longing.  +++ (I wrote this post a year ago. But tonight, on Wednesday, the longest night of the year, hearing of the death of another friend’s dad, knowing of a coming storm, nearing the end of Advent, […]

Rich Dixon helps us think a bit about timing. +++ A few weeks ago, we cranked 40 miles from Lake Itasca to Bemidji to begin our 1500-mile Mississippi River journey. We paused for a flashback to the 2-block ride that started my handcycling adventure. Now it’s time to head back to Bemidji and the encounter […]

And then there’s the story that God tells. In the case of Joseph, there was an angel in a dream in the fitful sleep he had after he had arrived at his decision. “Joseph, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife. for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the […]