lent – Page 10 – 300 words a day

The worst day of the year

Jesus said, “But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting.” It’s clear that Jesus was speaking before the amazing power of coffee beans was released. Yesterday, many people gave up caffeine for Lent. Today, they are waking […]

by Jon Swanson

A fish story.

It was the best day of fishing ever. But it started as the worst. Seven guys working together tossing out the big net across the water. Letting it sink. Pulling it in. Nothing. Row a bit further. Toss out the big net across the surface of the water. Let it sink. Pull it in. Nothing. […]

by Jon Swanson

Interesting talk about the boring parts of Exodus.

“Is it okay if I sort of skim through the end of Exodus?” my friend said. “Those details about assembling the ark and the curtains and the tabernacle get really long.” He’s reading through the Bible for the second time. The first time took him three years. Now he’s doing it again to pick up […]

by Jon Swanson

What if you decided to read the Bible?

What if you simply decided to spend seven weeks reading the Bible? For a couple months setting aside the usual distractional reading, the escape reading, the three-minute-break reading, the just-one-more-link reading. Making the Bible be your reading while you fall asleep, while you are waking up, while you are in the bathroom, while you are […]

by Jon Swanson

Prayer and a paper carrier story.

My friend sent me an email. “This is hard for me, to be quiet and still. I feel like my prayer life is like a paper route. I lob prayers to God, much like the paper carrier lobs papers down the street, but I keep moving, and forget to listen for the response. The paper […]