john the baptist – 300 words a day

Pointing to Jesus.

First published January 21, 2010 John – the one we know as “the Baptist” – had followers. We don’t think about that, considering that he was a plain-speaking, rough-dressed, wilderness-living kind of guy. He’s the kind of guy that is interesting to visit, but “you wouldn’t want to live there.” I think we don’t really […]

by Jon Swanson

Advent 11: Sinners

With that as the title, who is going to read this post? I wouldn’t. But I read in Luke 3 that “The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ.” And what came right before that? A whole long discussion of John telling people that […]

by Jon Swanson

there He is

John – the one we know as “the Baptist” – had followers. We don’t think about that, considering that he was a plain-speaking, rough-dressed, wilderness-living kind of guy. He’s the kind of guy that is interesting to visit, but “you wouldn’t want to live there.” I think we don’t really understand John or his time. […]

by Jon Swanson

a scorecard

Nope. It’s not what you think. When we hear the word “scorecard” and the topic on the table is “Bible” many of us start to think about how we’re doing, about who’s keeping track. In this case, however, I’m thinking more about the phrase, “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard.” The roster of […]

by Jon Swanson

reflections on light

My office is dark. The blinds are usually open but the overhead lights are off. They give me headaches. I suppose, however, I shouldn’t say “always”. The other day, for example, I wanted to look deep inside a broken video camera. I turned on the lights. All of them. It was the only way that […]