300 words a day

Rich Dixon is back on the road. +++ Let’s get back to bike tours. During FREEDOM TOUR 2017, our team talked about storms. Jesus said we can expect storms, and spoke about preparing for them. It’s good to know your eternal house will withstand the storm, but earthly storms are still nasty and painful – […]

God. Isaiah wrote your words in a scroll, more than almost anyone else in the Old Testament.  and those words are quoted throughout the New Testament. Paul wrote your words in letters that we still read, over and over. His letters shape much of our thinking about what church could be. Peter wrote some more […]

“Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul. I do this in all my letters to prove they are from me.” The most prolific letter writer in the New Testament is Paul. In 2 Thessalonians 3:17, he wrote that – with his own hand. Sadly, digital preservation techniques were not in use back then. I’ve […]

Rich Dixon is here. I’m grateful. +++ Following up on last time, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and confronting the face of evil. For followers of Jesus, turning away and staying silent isn’t an option. So, now what? “The essence of following Jesus can be found in living out The Sermon on the Mount.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) Okay, let’s […]

I’m not at Whitefish Point, though I’d love to be. I’m helping with some funerals and teaching about grief these days. So I’m taking a couple days off writing. Rich will be here tomorrow. I’ll be back soon. And if you’ve never looked at my weekly newsletter, “Finding Words in Hard Times”, I’d love for […]