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Five years

“What do you want to be true of you as a leader in five years? What do you want your wife to say about you as a church leader? What do you want your kids to say about you as a church leader?” That’s what I asked five guys the other night. They are studying […]

by Jon Swanson

workin’ on it.

I walked down the hallway, heading to the car. To my left, in the conference room, a math teacher was working equations on the white board. Two high school students were at a table, asking questions. It’s an after-school tutoring session. They want to understand, he wants to help. To my right, from a classroom, […]

by Jon Swanson

who else is there?

What makes you stay? When you are part of a group and public opinion shifts, what makes you stay? How much attention do you pay to the way people are talking? If lots of people are talking positively about your group, does that make you feel more attached? If lots of people start to raise […]

by Jon Swanson

someday you will understand

Much happens in our lives that we don’t understand right away. We have conversations, we watch things happen, we see things in the moment. We think we understand. A person is cranky. We think they are mad at us. Or that they just have issues. A person moves slowly. We think they are lazy. Or […]

by Jon Swanson

a rant

“You know what ticks me off? I don’t really upset when people who don’t know the rules break them. I can’t really condone the behaviour, but my heart goes out to them. But when the people who know the rules take advantage of them for their own benefit, that is frustrating. Take, for instance, when […]