300 words a day

I’ll admit it. Easter is often hard in the hospital. We hear about the hope of the resurrection, that Jesus rose victorious over the grave, that we have life because he does. But we are in a building that exists because death still exists. Cancer still lives inside these walls. Accidents happen elsewhere and come […]

God. It is Easter. It is Resurrection Day. It is a massive celebration of new life and bunnies, Peeps and people singing, chocolate and resurrection, new dresses and empty grave clothes. It is a day of arguing over how to celebrate you and how to find you and who has the best party. It is, […]

This is for our service at the hospital today. It’s longer than usual. +++ In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior. Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. And having […]

I wrote this three years ago. It seemed worthwhile to share this again. +++ I’ve spent some time starting to write for you today, feeling a little, perhaps, like a chef in a cooking competition: “Judges, today I have made for you words about Maundy Thursday. On a base of Judas’s betrayal there is a […]

Rich Dixon helps us think about what to do. +++ Concluding FREEDOM TOUR 2017, the team discussed “purpose.” We read the story of Moses’ encounter with God speaking from a burning bush, focused on verses 10-11. “So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” But Moses […]