following – Page 4 – 300 words a day

follower first

I was driving to a church. A family was inside. And a casket. And the body of a young woman. And her three children. And her husband of ten years. I was crying. I hadn’t cried much for a few days, since Saturday night when we heard she died. I mean, I had some, but […]

by Jon Swanson

Sometimes you have to start over.

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

following the storyline – holy week

We’re spending Holy Week following Jesus. On Monday, he spent much of the day in the temple courts telling stories. He talked about two sons. One said he wouldn’t go do the chores, and then went out and took care of them. The other said that he would do exactly as asked, but then didn’t […]

by Jon Swanson

following the parade – holy week

[Matthew 21] We’re taking a brief break in our walk through Matthew. It’s holy week. We’ll look at what following meant that particular week. At least part of what was involved. Sunday, following was pretty easy. Suddenly, Jesus was the popular one, Jesus was the celebrated one, Jesus was the one that everyone was cheering. […]

by Jon Swanson

on burying

It seems to be a simple statement. “First let me go bury my father.” The response seems simply abrupt. “Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.” This conversation between a disciple and Jesus is one that forces us to the commentaries. We can’t believe that Jesus would be that demanding on the day […]