January 2009 – Page 4 – 300 words a day

Sometimes I do not know.

[Matthew 3:13-17] I talk with people. I usually understand what they are saying. In fact, I frequently translate what people are saying for the benefit of other people. I can translate from church to plain language. I can translate business to plain language. Sometimes, though, I know all the words and I still can’t translate. […]

by Jon Swanson

practicing what you . . .

I told you to do something. I almost didn’t do it myself. I told you to write something from Sunday on a 3×5 card. One truth. One idea. One …something…that you wanted to remember, to make part of your life. And then, I almost didn’t do it myself. I looked at all the thoughts from […]

by Jon Swanson

who are you yelling at

[Matthew 3:7-12] John called people snakes. That’s rude. The people he called snakes were people who claimed to be godly. They were the religious people of the day, denominational leaders. They were the people who believed that they were closest to God. John was saying, “Is your life messed up? Here’s what you do. Tell […]

by Jon Swanson

Single steps

Yesterday you may have been in a church building. You may have taught a class. You may have taken a long walk outside and looked up at the sky. You may have spent time with your family. You may have talked to God. You may have written some notes. You may have read the best […]

by Jon Swanson

Watching the swimmers

[Matthew 3:5-12] Some people are really bad swimmers. That’s why they take lessons. They walk up to the registration desk at the YMCA and they say, “I can’t swim. I don’t know how to do a freestyle.” And the guy at the desk says, “You’ll have to get wet.” And they say, “great.” And they […]