300 words a day

I think all the time. It’s a strength and a liability. So it was no surprise that I was thinking about a person at the same time I was reading a letter from Paul. A little frustration in one part of my thinking, these words in another part: “Love does not dishonor others.” I stopped […]

I can’t remember whether Nancy suggested the word grumpy or cranky the other night. Either will do. So will weary. So will sad. In the course of our days, you and I talk with many people who are grumpy and cranky and weary and sad. That includes the conversations we have with ourselves. And no […]

A reflection from Rich Dixon. It was a dispute among good friends. We’ve seen a few of those lately, maybe more than usual. Pandemic. Economic uncertainty. Isolation. Working from home, or not working at all. And, of course, there’s always politics. Folks are on edge, and the tension leads to division and quarreling among friends […]

At the time Jesus told the story of the talents (read it to get the background. I’ll wait) a talent was a unit of measurement or of money. As money, a talent was about what a day laborer could make in 19 years. So the third servant was given what he could make in a […]

God. It seems like your people are always in trouble. Sometimes it’s because we get in trouble. Sometimes it’s because troubled times get us. We are always looking for a leader to get us out of trouble, so we can go back to normal because we want to be safe. And have peace. Someone like […]