April 2009 – 300 words a day

just wondering

Sometimes people wonder. Sometimes people who have invested much in a project wonder whether they made a mistake. Sometimes people who have risked everything on a belief, who have given up their lives, their reputations, their income, their homes-sometimes those people wonder. The wondering may happen the day, the week, the minutes after a significant […]

by Jon Swanson

when the mice are away

We joke about what workers do when the boss is away. We often don’t think about what the boss does when the workers are away. I can tell you. Some of us who are bosses like to not have the pressure of people looking at us, watching our every step. Some of us like to […]

by Jon Swanson

worst case

I often think about the worst that could happen. It is a form of optimism, I suppose. If I think of the worst thing that could happen, and it doesn’t, which is most likely, that is a good thing. Unfortunately, the worst that could happen often dissuades us from following Jesus. Matthew 10:34-39 is a […]

by Jon Swanson

internship instructions – be bold

In Matthew 10, we have the beginning of an internship. Jesus, having lived in front of disciples, is now sending them out to do what they have watched. It’s a great strategy for teaching. At some point, if you want people to be able to live something out, you have to give them safe opportunities […]

by Jon Swanson

permission for this weekend.

Rest. You get to do that. Pray. You get to do that. Trust. You get to do that. Sleep. You get to do that. Laugh. You get to do that. Weep. You get to do that. Ask. You get to do that. Love. You get to do that. Repent. You get to do that. Thank. […]