April 2009 – Page 4 – 300 words a day

the next day

“But they [the disciples] did not believe the women because their words seemed to them like nonsense.” Luke 24:11 It’s easy to make this sound sexist. I’m not sure that’s accurate. What’s more likely is that one group of people has a story that, though true, is inconceivable to the other group. What is also […]

by Jon Swanson

you already know this

but I wanted to mention it anyway. Christ is alive. Happy Resurrection Day.

by Jon Swanson

the day in between

We know how the story turned out. We know that there was a resurrection. We know that hope was realized, that everything turned out great. We know that Sunday made up for Friday. But on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, on the first of those Saturdays, on the one that happened before […]

by Jon Swanson

too busy for Easter

We work hard for Easter, those of us who work for churches. We plan extra services. We make services extra special. We worry about signage and supplies. We get all consumed. We schedule Good Friday off. And then many of us work. The day that even public schools cancel classes as a religious holiday, those […]

by Jon Swanson

Linking to holy week

I struggle with remembering where things are in the Bible. I struggle with remembering details of stories. I remember ideas and images in sweeping references. I’m not alone. Some days, it’s helpful to review, to go back to the familiar images and read the actual story again. This is a good week for reviewing. Today? […]