September 2011 – Page 5 – 300 words a day

People often follow before they believe.

Twelve guys signed up to follow Jesus. Sometimes another teacher sent them. Sometimes a friend invited them. Sometimes a family member invited them. Sometimes Jesus himself invited them. We can see all four ways in a few sentences in the first chapter of John. One big story, four individual stories. (A video version.) What becomes clear as […]

by Jon Swanson

The Bible: for my friends

I asked a bunch of my friends to answer some questions about how they looked at the Bible. You, in fact. It wasn’t a Bible knowledge test, the kind that students at a Bible college take. I taught at one years ago, as a communication prof, not a Bible prof. All the students coming in […]

by Paul Merrill

The joy of your presence

God wants to be with us. He wants to share a cup of coffee during our early mornings, chat for a few moments in the lull of our mid afternoons – and relax next to us while we watch TV at night. The beginning of Genesis describes the Garden of Eden, the perfect place God […]

by Jon Swanson

I was not expecting that.

(A guest post from Hope Swanson, first published here on April 6, 2011. It was originally published by Hope on February 8, 2011) Tonight in Lifespan Development, Ted showed us a video that honored the life of Eliot Mooney. Eliot’s parents found out that he had Trisomy 18. Nine seconds into this video, I knew that I was […]