by Jon | Oct 31, 2016 | feat., mama |
Oh, Mama. I usually write to you on Mother’s Day–a day filled with sweet memories and an undeniable sense of injustice for me. I write about what’s going on with me. I tell you about Dad, about life since you died. I write about memories and church...
by Jon | May 8, 2016 | feat., mama |
Read the previous letters: Mama’s Boy, Vol. 1 Mama’s Boy, Vol. 2 Mama’s Boy, Vol. 3 Dear Mama, I wore flamingo socks today, and I thought of you all morning. Years ago, you jokingly bought two plastic pink flamingos for the front lawn. Dad and I...
by Jon | Apr 24, 2016 | feat., sermons |
Scriptures: John 13: 31-35, Revelation 21: 1-6 “Love one another.” Three little words from the middle of the Gospel of John, yet those three words changed everything for us in the Christian tradition. They fundamentally and seismically shifted what faith and religion...
by Jon | May 9, 2015 | daily, feat., mama |
Read the previous letters: Mama’s Boy, Vol. 1 Mama’s Boy, Vol. 2 Dear Mama, It’s my third year sitting down around this time of year and thinking about all the things I want to tell you. Like how I miss calling you. It’s been seven years...
by Jon | May 9, 2014 | daily, feat., g, mama, pix |
Dear Mama, Last year around this time, I wrote you a letter. It was my first May in Connecticut, and I was feeling sorry for myself. I missed home and the people at home. And, of course, I missed you–that part hasn’t changed. Just last week I was moving...