January 2013 – Page 5 – 300 words a day

Reading the Bible as story – Nancy Swanson

This year, I want to give you some other pictures of what following Jesus looks like. One way will be with some conversations. Here’s some Q/A with Nancy Swanson. You’ve heard me mention her a lot (since we’ve been married for almost 30 years, that would make sense.) Now you can hear her. What’s different […]

Worn from routine use.

New Year’s Eve we were watching “Live from Lincoln Center.” Hope was recovering from losing four wisdom teeth that morning. Nancy was reading, I was riding the stationary bike I borrowed from friends a year ago. In short, we were exercising our bodies, our minds, and our patience with pain. I looked at the television just as the camera showed a […]

Leaving things the same

When you look at what you want to do in 2013, what do you want to leave the same? What habits are already working great? What do you want to do for the second year in a row? What do you want to do for the third day in a row? As I was thinking […]