300 words a day

It’s Latin. It means “my fault.” It’s what I’m telling a group of students today. I gave the assignment to shoot a video and upload it to the online course. And then to give feedback to other students. It’s my third time through this course. We’ve survived the previous two times. However, this time students […]

As I sat in a church at a concert on Tuesday night, listening to a choir singing Kýrie, eléison, “Lord, have mercy”, I thought, “I need to sometimes offer pictures or songs instead of words, because sometimes words aren’t right.” This stained glass isn’t from that church (It’s from France). And I’m not offering music, […]

Rich Dixon is thinking about help. +++ After nearly 4 decades as a wheelchair user, I’m still uncomfortable accepting help. Weird, I know, because I obviously can’t accomplish some tasks by myself. The FREEDOM TOUR ‘17 team talked through this odd personal quirk. We began by discussing service. Jesus said, “Anyone who wants to be […]

Jesus knew who he was. At his baptism, His Father had just told him. “This is my son, whom I love. With him I am well pleased.” It was a wonderful way to start a ministry career. But right after that experience, Jesus was taken into the wilderness, into the rocks and hills and barrenness. […]

I thought I wrote to you once about my friend Don. I can’t find anything, though that doesn’t mean I didn’t write about him. Don used to read 300wordsaday. And occasionally, he’d send me a note. The first one I find in my inbox is from 2013: Thanks Jon, for allowing me to read your […]