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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

Pride in the name of respect

Peter is the only one who responds when Jesus washes feet. Maybe no one noticed it was Jesus. His point wasn’t to call attention to himself, after all, but to call attention to the hearts of the disciples, to the opportunity to serve each other that is always present. So it could be that he […]

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 […]

by Jon Swanson

Not sure what to do

I’m trying to figure out what to do about Haiti. I know. It sounds dumb. Like it’s up to me to figure out massive physical damage, horrible family destruction, ruined infrastructure. Other people are doing lots of things, from texting donations to holding prayer services. The denomination I’m connected to is looking long-term, planning to […]

by Jon Swanson

Difficult sorting

Some get it. Some do not. The hardest part about parables is that some people don’t understand. Some people think they are nice stories. Some people think they are fun to hear, that they make the teaching parts interesting. But if you listen closely to the stories that Jesus was telling, it is clear that […]