Taming The Monster (Relentless Grace Excerpt #6)

9th November, 2009 by Rich Dixon No Comments

Happy Monday! I’ve decided to add a feature.

For the next few Mondays, I’ll post a series of excerpts from RELENTLESS GRACE. You can read previous excerpts here.

I hope you enjoy them, and that you’ll encounter God’s invitation to give hope another chance.

TAMING THE MONSTER (Relentless Grace Excerpt #6)

Note: This is a follow-up to last week’s excerpt. If you missed it, you can read it here.

The room became nearly dark as the door closed again, just the dim light from the hallway sneaking under the door. Silence for a few moments, but somehow a different quality permeated the room. A small bit of peace had settled in the shadows.

“Rich.” Spoken so softly I almost felt it more than heard it. “Rich, may I come in?”

Tears flooded my eyes again.

“Al,” I whispered. “Yeah, please come in.” (more…)

Getting My Way

14th August, 2009 by Rich Dixon No Comments

The success of love is in the loving – it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done. Mother Teresa

prayWhat do you usually pray about?

I think I frequently get prayer backwards. (more…)

How Should We Pray?

6th May, 2009 by Rich Dixon No Comments

“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”

I try to avoid politics. Really, I do.

I dislike partisan bickering and divisiveness that casts someone as the personification of evil simply based on party affiliation. I’m opposed to rhetoric that twists every event to fit a pre-conceived ideology and advance an imperfect human agenda. (more…)