April 2010 – Page 4 – 300 words a day

A week later, Thomas

On Sunday night, ten disciples were gathered in a room. Okay, there may have been more than ten, but only ten of The Twelve were there. Judas was dead. Thomas simply wasn’t present. It was a gathering of uncertainty. The door was locked. The disciples had heard that Jesus was alive, but weren’t sure what […]

by Jon Swanson

one thing I do

I had a friend who had a dream of following God. For him, following God had a certain location to pursue, a certain amount of meditation to conduct, a certain amount of following God without having to follow anyone else. And then he got married. And then he wondered whether he could follow God while […]

by Jon Swanson

When extraordinary is ordinary.

What looks like a miracle is looking from our perspective. I mean, on my own, I cannot heal people. I can encourage them, which can feel good, but I can’t touch people and make them well. I cannot feed huge groups of people without cooking. I cannot waterski without a boat, without moving fast. I […]

by Jon Swanson

We is a plural word.

When I was in school, I disliked tests. I never studied enough. I never learned the rules for guessing on multiple choice tests (like “always pick ‘c’ if you have to guess.”) I didn’t like that I was about to be held accountable for what I had been doing for the past week or semester. […]

by Jon Swanson

The day after

They were, that Thursday night, a bunch of good friends at a quiet party with their mentor. The best kind of evening. The kind of night that you are sure will never end. On those night you can accomplish anything. On those nights you can change the world. Until the soldiers show up that is. […]