February 2012 – Page 5 – 300 words a day

fret not. do good.

I was a tuba player. For seven years of my life. For two years in college I was the fourth chair out of four. The low expectations suited me (pun intended). Every year during spring break, we went on tour, visiting churches and schools and sunshine. We got to know people on the long bus […]

by Jon Swanson

January is a challenging month

One of you wrote to me over the weekend. I’ve been mediocre in my work lately. I am not doing it on purpose but the passion is just not there anymore. Can you send me some advice or scriptures or whatever to encourage me on what may be the next step to take. I understand […]

by Jon Swanson

Saturday reflection: places I read.

I realized that I don’t often tell you what I read on blogs. So I’ll change that. Here are some posts that have made me smile or weep or build my resolve in the past few weeks. They show you some of what feeds me. my life as a roadie. A person from our church, […]

by Paul Merrill

Complete Acceptance

David was pretty far from perfect. 2 Samuel 11-12 is the account of a very rough patch for him. David was relaxing when he should have been leading his nation. During a hazy warm afternoon after a nap, he saw a beautiful woman and had to have her. He killed her husband Uriah so that […]

by Jon Swanson

Dear Jon: Bible studies for couples.

“Do you have any suggestions for Bible studies for couples?” That was a question this week from a friend. She has a friend whose parents just divorced. It scared her friend. Her friend wants to start some kind of Bible study with her husband, to strengthen the marriage. I never know how to answer those […]