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Praying with Jonah

We’re listening to a series of sermons from the book of Jonah. On Sunday, we looked at chapter two. The chapter is mostly a prayer which starts after Jonah is in the fish. There are many people who have said many things about this story. One thread of conversations is about whether this happened, how […]

by Jon Swanson

Supper guests.

It’s hard to be original around Easter. Everything has been said and is being said and will be said, in thousands of sermons and blogposts, books and status updates. I’ve even said some of it myself, in a Lent book, in five years of posting here. But maybe novelty isn’t the point of Easter. Maybe […]

by Jon Swanson

I love the routine.

I don’t think of Lent as a time to form habits. I think of it as a time to give up. But embracing something new always has in it surrender. And surrender always has offers something new. So what if I approached Lent as a time of testing. Not being tested as much as testing […]

by Jon Swanson

The worst day of the year

Jesus said, “But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting.” It’s clear that Jesus was speaking before the amazing power of coffee beans was released. Yesterday, many people gave up caffeine for Lent. Today, they are waking […]

by Jon Swanson

A fish story.

It was the best day of fishing ever. But it started as the worst. Seven guys working together tossing out the big net across the water. Letting it sink. Pulling it in. Nothing. Row a bit further. Toss out the big net across the surface of the water. Let it sink. Pull it in. Nothing. […]