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Advent 9: Saint John and the important man.

Nancy and I learned awhile ago that there are mall walking regulars, people who show up at the same time every day. There’s a small sense of community when you wave at the same people every morning. The other day, Nancy and I got to the mall early. It was going to be a busy […]

by Jon Swanson

Advent 8: Pushing through the crowd.

We went to the mall in the evening. It was a gamble. Some evenings the crowds are a little lighter, even during the Christmas season. Tonight wasn’t one of those nights. We sat for a bit in the food court. There were lines at Chick-fi-a, at the Thai food place, at the cheesesteak place. In […]

by Jon Swanson

Advent 7: Saint John and the Cubs.

Nancy and I walked past Arnie’s Jerseys and Stuff. It’s the local sports memorabilia store. We usually ignore it, not being fans of the teams, the old players, or the markups. This time I stopped, staring at the Ernie Banks Cubs uniform shirt. It was part of a display of Cubs items. After they won […]

by Jon Swanson

Advent 6: Saint John and the best coffee ever

“But what about the wine?” I finally asked. “Before I left you were talking about the best wine ever.” Saint John smiled at me. “Why are you so interested?” he finally said. “It’s not like you are an expert.” I shook my head. The truth is, I’ve never had a glass of wine. Growing up, […]

by Jon Swanson

Advent 5: Andrew and John

I went to get coffee for Nancy and me to share. And a bottle of water for Saint John of the Mall. Nancy is better than I am at asking questions about people’s lives. They started talking. When I came back, she was just saying, “How did you start following Jesus?” “I grew up on […]