kingdom – 300 words a day

Birds and flowers

[Matthew 6:25-34] The daffodils are growing in front of our house. In a month they will be bright yellow. Except for the ones that are white. Except for the ones that are pastel yellow. And there will be more than last year. And we didn’t plant the extra ones. And the finches will be back […]

by Jon Swanson

your kingdom

There are many debates about what the kingdom of heaven means in Matthew, about when it starts, about what Jesus means when he says “repent because the Kingdom is at hand.” I wonder why we wonder so much? Why do we care so much about having exactly the right interpretation? Is is because we want […]

by Jon Swanson

practicing what you . . .

I told you to do something. I almost didn’t do it myself. I told you to write something from Sunday on a 3×5 card. One truth. One idea. One …something…that you wanted to remember, to make part of your life. And then, I almost didn’t do it myself. I looked at all the thoughts from […]

by Jon Swanson

Single steps

Yesterday you may have been in a church building. You may have taught a class. You may have taken a long walk outside and looked up at the sky. You may have spent time with your family. You may have talked to God. You may have written some notes. You may have read the best […]