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5 ways Nehemiah can help you succeed in your great work.

As I’m reviewing the year, I’m seeing how Nehemiah has been teaching me this year. Here are five of the lessons I’m learning. (These are all excerpts from “A Great Work.” Follow the link to order or review it.) Pray every day. “Are you saying,” I asked, “That every morning and every evening, your prayer […]

by Jon Swanson

Restoring vision: A non-profit leader’s story

First published February 18. This is one of several posts on Nehemiah this year. It didn’t make it into A Great Work. Nehemiah had a problem in the non-profit he was leading. He’d been called to the international office for a lengthy assignment. During Nehemiah’s tenure, the organization had experienced a resurgence in reputation and […]

by Jon Swanson

“A Great Work” is not a how-to manual. Whew.

Q: Did anything give you chills when writing A Great Work? That’s a really odd question. Except that I have an answer. I was looking at chapter 8 of the book of Nehemiah. It’s the one where Ezra starts reading the book of the Law, and the Levites start translating it, and everyone starts weeping, […]

by Jon Swanson

The moment Nehemiah became more than lists.

Q: What captivated you about the book of Nehemiah? The more I slowed down and looked at the text to see what was going on, the more excited I got about everything I had missed by skimming. Probably the first really exciting moment, the one that showed me that other people could get excited about […]

by Jon Swanson

Why is “A Great Work” conversational?

You: So why did “A Great Work” turn out to be a series of conversations? Me: Thanks for asking. I’ve been wondering how to post about the book without sounding too selly, But if you ask questions, then I can answer them. Even if I’m just making you up. You: But I’m not made up. […]