Excuse me for interrupting your weekend. There were just some bits of 300wordsaday business and notes that I wanted to take care of. 1. Back in June, Rich Dixon and I offered 5 sets of books to be given to names drawn from people who commented on a post. You commented, Rich’s wife Monte drew […]

It happens to all of us. A friend, a family member, a coworker looks like they have picked the wrong track and are heading toward a trainwreck. Not physically, probably, but emotionally, spiritually, or relationally. I probably hear about more of these than many people because I’m one of the people that people talk to: “Jon, […]

Made me think, too. Friday’s post that is. I paraphrased Jesus, “It’s more embarrassing to be moved down the list than moved up.” A couple people said, “What’s up with that?” They ask a good question. I had pointed to a parable that Jesus told, but I paraphrased the punchline. And it felt funny. After […]

. . . What do you think about me? I thought about that saying from a mug the other morning. I started reading Esther, a booklet in the Old Testament. Rather than start at the beginning, I jumped into the middle, and read this: When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done […]