Miriam Dixon

Articles & Essays by Miriam Dixon

Lilias Trotter: A Legacy of Complete Abandonment to God

Published February, 2023 • Featured February 13, 2023

To see Lilias “was to catch a glimpse of ‘that sweet-smiling Jesus.’” Mimi Dixon holds up the life of Lilias Trotter as a model of joyful, Christlike obedience.

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A Note from One Pastor to Another

Published February, 2022 • Featured February 8, 2022

Out of concern for pastors who are facing trying times and “prickly” parishioners, Miriam Dixon shares how Jesus reframed her understanding of a pastor’s role and focus.

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The Humble and Messy Arrival of God

Published December, 2019 • Featured December 22, 2020

Did the shepherds stop to wonder why the Messiah was born in a stable attended by animals? Someday we can ask them. For now, we notice, with help from this meditation by Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell.

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When Plans Get Interrupted

Published December, 2019 • Featured December 11, 2020

God radically rearranged Joseph’s planned future with Mary. Rather than resist, Joseph believed and obeyed. Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell help us gain a fresh perspective on the often overlooked sacrifices of the famous carpenter.

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Mary's Choice

Published December, 2019 • Featured December 4, 2020

From the Renovaré resource Meditations on the Birth of Jesus, Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell invite us to ponder Mary’s choice of how to receive God’s word to her through Gabriel.

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The Longing of God to Be Connected to You

Published December, 2019 • Featured November 25, 2020

Written for the first week of Advent as part of the Renovaré resource Meditations on the Birth of Jesus, Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell engage our imaginations to help us hear God’s invitation into restored relationship.

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Lilias Trotter: Contemplative, Artist, Missionary

Featured July 16, 2019

She was one of the greatest artists the world has never known, one who had a new way of seeing the world. Lilias Trotter turned down an offer to become a legendary painter, choosing instead to follow God’s call to Africa.

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Thriving in the Winter Season of the Soul

Published February, 2016 • Featured March 11, 2019

We can cooperate with the Spirit’s transforming work even in the midst of the winter of the soul. Renovaré Ministry Team member and pastor Mimi Dixon shares how.

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Walking By Faith

Featured December 13, 2017

Renovaré published an Advent devotional in 2013 filled with thoughtful pieces by some of our dearest friends. One of these is most certainly Mimi Dixon, who joins us to share her Second Sunday meditation on the themes of holding to faith and trust while walking unfamiliar pathways.

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Germination of the Soul

Featured April 6, 2017

Mimi Dixon leads us into Holy Week by sharing an extended meditation on seeds, souls, and the hope of resurrection. When our seed coats — having been nourished in good soil — finally crack, we cannot imagine what will blossom, but our King has promised it will “take our breath away.”

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A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood

Featured October 13, 2016

Mimi Dixon explores the theme of the power of non-violence in effecting social change by first looking at Jesus’ example in healing the soldier’s ear on the night of his betrayal and then finishing with the timeless words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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God's Flight Simulator

Featured July 14, 2016

One of our ideas we hold to tenaciously at Renovaré is that the with-God life is all about training, rather than trying. Mimi Dixon leads us deeper into this concept with an encouraging piece about flight simulators, the purpose of the Church, and our calling in this original piece.