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Say good things

Solomon was about to build a temple. He knew that he needed help. His neighbor, King Hiram of Tyre, had cedar trees and expert manpower that Solomon required to build the temple. Solomon asked Hiram if he could send some help with this compliment: “As you know, there is no one among us who can […]

by Jon Swanson

The twelve

When we look at the original group of twelve disciples, and then when we look at the eventual replacement for Judas (Paul), we find that they all have a clearly identified tap on the shoulder. In some cases, we have stories of an individual calling as well as the twelve, as a group, being publicly picked, being clearly […]

by Jon Swanson

More cowbell. Less noise.

My grandfather had a few cows. He had a cowbell for the lead cow. It was a great way to know where the cows were when you have more woods than pasture on the land you homesteaded. My mom got the cowbell when my grandfather gave up cows. She had followed the sound for years. […]

by Jon Swanson

On Christian extremism

I’ve been thinking a lot about Christians going to extremes recently. Here are some stories that I’ve noticed this week. I watched a video about Ian and Larissa. They dated for ten months. And then he was in an accident. His brain and body were severely abused. After a long recovery process, where recovery means […]

by Jon Swanson

How to answer a simple question.

I work at a church. Every Sunday morning, I know that someone will ask me how I’m doing. I know that someone will say, “How was your week.” And I will not know how to answer the questions. So I decided to figure out how to have an answer. 1. Don’t think, “I wonder why […]