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A muddle in the middle.

(First published November 17, 2010.) I love stories about people praying and then having answers. It’s exciting. I mean, think about this story: Paul writes a letter to some people in Rome. He talks about his travel schedule and his desire to visit them. And he asks them to pray for him. Pray that I may be […]

by Jon Swanson

Cleaning out the attic.

First published December 10, 2010. Still true today. I spent some time in the attic last weekend. It was time. Stuff accumulates. Empty boxes saved in case something breaks. A broken string trimmer saved in case someday I know how to fix it. Mugs saved because someone gave them to me . . . from […]

by Jon Swanson

Working on who we are.

A guest post by Jeff Arnold. I have a love-hate relationship with my career. I love the work, but hate to be part of an industry that has been dying a slow, painful death for years. When people ask what I do, I can’t get the word sportswriter out of my mouth fast enough. My […]

by Jon Swanson

Doing God’s work.

A guest post by Jeff Arnold. In the beginning, there was work. The concept seems simple. In the beginning, God worked. He created work for us to enjoy. But somewhere along the way, work went from being divinely created to manually distorted. In a perfect world, Tim Keller writes in his book Every Good Endeavor, […]

by Jon Swanson

Asking the right question.

A guest post by Aaron Charles. Have you ever felt stuck? You’re constantly plugging away, yet the whole time you’re longing for something more. You want to find your calling. We’ve all felt that way from time to time, I think. In The Art of Work, author Jeff Goins gets to the root of the […]