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please take care of me

“You aren’t going to leave me, are you?” When you are getting to know someone too good to be true, you have questions. You acknowledge their greatness. You ask them for help. You acknowledge your weakness. Then, after all that, as you are starting to relax a bit, you are suddenly seized with fear. What […]

by Jon Swanson

word of mouth

[Matthew 4:23-25] I’ve started reading about word of mouth marketing. I think that it’s helpful to understand how to get people talking about what you are offering. If you put up a billboard or run an advertising campaign or mail something to a thousand houses, that is you talking about you. And while talking about […]

by Jon Swanson

who are you yelling at

[Matthew 3:7-12] John called people snakes. That’s rude. The people he called snakes were people who claimed to be godly. They were the religious people of the day, denominational leaders. They were the people who believed that they were closest to God. John was saying, “Is your life messed up? Here’s what you do. Tell […]

by Jon Swanson

I don’t know.

Drew is 27. He has been married for a couple years. He’s at the hospital. He’s elated. His wife just had a baby. Their first. He walks out. He drives away. A truck hits his car. He’s dead. His dad’s a pastor. He’s a great kid. His wife’s a great kid. He’s a golf course […]