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Who you hang out with can change you.

Peter and John stood in front of the leaders of their tribe. Imagine a random Catholic talking to the Pope and cardinals, an ordinary citizen in front of the Supreme Court or the President’s cabinet, a student in front of the university president and faculty, you in front of the people you grew up being […]

by Jon Swanson

Sometimes you have to hit reset.

You are working on a project and things get complicated. There are revisions and modifications. The documentation doesn’t keep up with the adjustments. Someone becomes the keeper of the knowledge and the explanations. Then everyone gets in a hurry and doesn’t care to hear the explanations any more, they just want to have the knowledge. […]

by Jon Swanson

How to think about what is right.

( First published April 11, 2016) In one of his letters, Paul tells the readers to think about things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. It’s a nice list. But many of us struggle with application. I want to suggest that when Paul talks about focusing on what is right, […]

by Jon Swanson

You get to.

First published April 25, 2009 Rest. You get to do that. Pray. You get to do that. Trust. You get to do that. Sleep. You get to do that. Laugh. You get to do that. Weep. You get to do that. Ask. You get to do that. Love. You get to do that. Repent. You […]

by Jon Swanson

How to meet Jesus while vacuuming.

I was writing this post the other day while I was vacuuming. I was writing in my head. I had been rereading In His Steps, an old book that was the inspiration for the WWJD bracelets. In this 1897 novel, Charles Sheldon considers what would happen if a disciple of Jesus committed “to try to […]