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Sometimes people say to me, “God wouldn’t want me.” I ask them if they have killed Christians. So far, no one has. (Except by the measure of Jesus who indicated that if you hate, that’s like murder. With that measure, many people who identify as some version of Christian and talk on social media or […]

God, We are wanting to be looked for. Instead of thinking we have to find you,thinking we have to be earnestly seeking you,we wish that you were actually looking for us. That you wanted us. Or instead of thinking you are searching for us with the malicious intensity of a predator, trying to take us […]

Our team of chaplains gathered for our monthly staff meeting on Wednesday. It was our first gathering since the death of our colleage, Kent. It will be the last gathering before the retirement of our colleague, Dianna. It was my turn to start with a reflection before we turned to the remembering. Here’s what I […]

Rich Dixon reminds me of my own words in a helpful way. +++ Jon said something last week that I found comforting and reassuring. Jesus doesn’t say, “Don’t have a picnic, give your food to the foodbank.” We might think that would be the best use of resources. Instead, Jesus says, have your parties, your […]

Nancy sneezed. I was in my downstairs office, she was in her upstairs office. And I heard her sneeze in the quiet of the house. “Bless you,” I said via Facebook Messenger. (I’m not going to holler it.) And then I asked her for a word. “Bless you,” she answered via Facebook Messenger. We do […]