Month: September 2010

by Jon Swanson

I can’t run as fast as you.

I have spent my life trying to keep up. I read about people who are doing wonderful things and I have tried to learn their secrets, to follow their example. I have been astonished at the capacity of others, the skill of others, the travels of others. I listen as friends recount travelogues and when […]

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by Jon Swanson

all the days in between

I was thinking about Paul the other day. He spent somewhere between 27 months and three years in Ephesus. We know what he did night and day for three years. We know what he did for two years. We know what he did for three months. We know what happened in a couple conversations on […]

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by Jon Swanson

just one picture, please

Philip was a normal guy. After Jesus invited Philip to follow him, Philip went to find his friend Nathaniel. Rather than talking about his own understanding of Jesus, Philip rooted his invitation to his friend in theology:  “This is the one Moses and the prophets pointed to.”  When Nathaniel argued, Philip merely said, “Come and […]

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by Jon Swanson

So I have to love him? Part two

Yesterday, we talked a bit about a large family-owed business and how to deal lovingly with a brother who is being kind of obnoxious. Here are a couple more things to consider: 3. You don’t merge with the other companies as a way of resolving the situation In any marketplace, companies have distinctives. These distinctives, […]

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