January 2011 – Page 4 – 300 words a day

Sleeping through the sermon.

Paul traveled. A lot. He did seminars and workshops, just short visits to towns. He did longer visits as well, kind of on-site consultations. One town that shows up a couple times is Troas. One time, Paul went planning to visit for awhile, had a vision the first night, and took off across the Mediterranean […]

by Paul Merrill

We all can’t be hands

Many have approached this new year with ideas of things they would like to do differently this time through. It’s really nice to have a fresh start. We all need places and times to begin again. However, I ask you to proceed with caution. It’s easy to give yourself goals that may be unrealistic or […]

by Jon Swanson

A prayer

You, sir, are amazing. You can do everything. Yes, that’s true. Why are you telling me that? Because you deserve it. You deserve to be told that. Yes, I do. But why are you telling me that? What do you mean? You tell me that I’m amazing, but it seems to be just before you […]

by Jon Swanson

One word for 2011 – disciple

For the past three years, I have chosen three words to provide some direction. It has been a great exercise. And for the first two years, it was very helpful. This last year, however, I realized that three words are two too many for me. I am too easily confused. I forget them. And, in […]

by Jon Swanson

Done with solitaire.

Picture this. You are sitting in a room. Solitaire is on the screen in front of you. You are clicking on the cards, getting the numbers lined up, getting the board cleaned off. Except it you have some cards left. So you try again. Someone walks into the room. The person stands for a moment. […]