Author: Jon Swanson

Social media chaplain. Author of "This is Hard: What I say when loved ones die." Writer of 300wordsaday.com and thisishard.substack.com. Helping people help others in hard times, particularly in grief.
by Jon Swanson

Anschutz Hill (Part 1)

Rich Dixon is back in Iowa. +++ Anschutz Hill – an iconic event on the journey of Rich’s Ride. Day 1, Week 4 – Burlington to Keokuk, Iowa. Our friends Glenn and Judy drove from Denver so Glenn could ride with me. Glenn’s a fellow retired math teacher, an avid cyclist, and a great friend. […]

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by Jon Swanson

About the pause.

I wrote to a friend the other day, asking if a project could be diverted to someone else. I then explained what else was happening in the next two weeks. He understood, affirmed my understanding of our team’s priorities, of my ministry priority, of my personal priority. It was a helpful list. At the moment, […]

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by Jon Swanson

A prayer for the second Sunday of Easter

God. A week ago was Easter Sunday. We celebrated, one way or another. And then we had this week. In this hospital, in this community, in this world, people have been born. People have died. We read about the resurrection and the hope for the future and we struggle with the grief we’ve been party […]

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