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more than biology

Jesus is teaching. He gets company. He keeps teaching. The company waits. It seems like a good strategy, to not be interrupted, to be polite to the people you are with. I would probably be more polite if I had that kind of focus on the people with whom I am talking. I try. I […]

by Jon Swanson

learning to say yes

“Every day, asking God for guidance, say yes to something.” Often, when we think about disciple, we think about discipline. When we think about discipline we think about scolding. When we think about discipline, we think about pain. When we think about discipline, we think about saying no. Maybe it’s just me. I think about […]

by Jon Swanson

permission for this weekend.

Rest. You get to do that. Pray. You get to do that. Trust. You get to do that. Sleep. You get to do that. Laugh. You get to do that. Weep. You get to do that. Ask. You get to do that. Love. You get to do that. Repent. You get to do that. Thank. […]

by Jon Swanson

compassion

Jesus was preaching and teaching and healing. That’s what the text says. He was preaching and teaching and healing and he saw crowds. The text doesn’t say, though it implies, that the crowds were coming to where he was, because of what he was doing. The text does say, “When he saw the crowds, he […]

by Jon Swanson

into the house

Two blind guys knew Jesus healed blind guys. They followed him. They called to him, “have mercy on us.” We don’t know how far the followed him. We don’t know where they started following him. We know that they were with him after he left the house of the formerly dead daughter. Whether they had […]