300 words a day

I sort of picked the word “finish” as a word for the year. In a post in January, I talked about finishing the work. I pointed to a church Paul knew that had started collecting money to help people but now needed to finish the work of actually getting the money to Jerusalem. (Even as […]

My friend Rich Dixon is helping me out here, with posts that come just at the right time and just with the right challenge for me. “What do you think of them?” My wise friend Dr. Dick Foth has a wonderful response when someone wants to talk about people in categories. When someone asks, “What do you […]

My friend Rich Dixon is helping me out here, with posts that come just at the right time and just with the right challenge for me. “Hope changes what’s possible.” Catchy phrase, right? Great for an inspiring refrigerator magnet or the front of a t-shirt. But…can we really change what’s possible? After all, it’s either possible…or not. […]

God. In conversation with you one day, someone prayed, “I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever; To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.” That was the request of my mom, too.  Gathered with three generations of her family, standing in the cemetery where five generations are buried, […]

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