Paul – 300 words a day

But one thing I do

Huge dream. Big plans. Complete outline. Clear structure. That’s what I was thinking when I started working on the idea for this website. But that’s not how it’s starting. Instead, we are starting where most people started following Jesus. With a small, simple, uncertain but curious turning toward him. People do get way more focused, […]

by Paul Merrill

The Bible is full of a bunch of humans

I often think that the Bible is full of ideas on living a more perfect life – and how I am not measuring up to the way I should be. There are lots of life instructions in many parts of the Bible. I’m glad, as they correct me when my ways are getting skewed away […]

by Jon Swanson

How to think about what is right.

( First published April 11, 2016) In one of his letters, Paul tells the readers to think about things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. It’s a nice list. But many of us struggle with application. I want to suggest that when Paul talks about focusing on what is right, […]

by Jon Swanson

What do you want to be true of you in five years?

(I first published this on June 24, 2010. Did any of you take my advice then? What if we started now?) “What do you want to be true of you as a leader in five years? What do you want your wife to say about you as a church leader? What do you want your […]

by Jon Swanson

The Galatians.

“The destination of Galatians is one of the best known and most intractable problems in NT introduction. ,,, Why is there so much disagreement over this issue? Very simply, it is because the location of the Christians that Paul addresses in the letter is unclear, and no other NT text settles the matter.” Douglas Moo, […]