August 2009 – Page 4 – 300 words a day

inside and outside

The reason that outside isn’t so bad is that inside isn’t so good. When Jesus said that people who didn’t respond to three distinct, thoughtful, caring challenges to their behavior needed to leave the church, He was intending was that the threat of having to leave the warmth of community in the church would be […]

by Jon Swanson

telling it to the church

If you get miffed at your church today, there is another one down the street you can visit tomorrow. You don’t even have to go down the street. You can turn to your computer and participate in a church online. I am not against options. I have myself moved from one church to another more […]

by Jon Swanson

growing resistance

Most church services that people attended over the weekend did not include a public rebuke. I’m sure there were many private rebukes, in which one person accused another (not in the conversation) of dressing inappropriately, of taking the wrong seat in the sanctuary, of not watching children while they ran on the platform after the […]

by Jon Swanson

looking back – July 27-31

Monday – Helping each other grow For the next few days we will look at what Jesus says in Matthew 18:15-20 about sin and relationship and conversation and restoration. It’s a hard topic. It hurts to talk to other people about sin, both theirs and ours. However, our calling as followers is to follow better, […]