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I was asking Paul one day how to pray for other people: “What do I ask God for on behalf of other people?” He didn’t answer. Not exactly. But he did write a letter to a group of people that he was praying for. And he told them what he was asking; “I’m asking God […]

God. We need rest. Not sleep, not distraction, not medication, not relief. We need rest. We hear you say, Jesus, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” We long for rest, but we confess, we’re not sure we can come with our burdens. We confess. We […]

So what? What does it look like to live in this second or third or sixteen chance at life? I think it looks pretty unspectacular, actually. I think it looks like loving one another. I have a friend who really really likes coffee. He has learned to make lattes. He doesn’t like lattes, those drinks […]

Rich Dixon has an update. FREEDOM TOUR CLASSIC was a huge success. It’s curious to plan an event for nearly an entire year, then it’s over in the blink of an eye. Perhaps it’s my job to keep reminding folks that the kids we support aren’t a one-day event. Their needs continue year-round. This year, […]

Yesterday I said “Sometimes miracles will happen through mundane steps.” Notice I didn’t say because of mundane steps. In the story of Naaman, there is no formula. No one else ever, as far as we read, is healed from skin disease by dipping themselves in the Jordan. Instead, the healing happened when Naaman did what […]