Rev. Jon Swanson (PhD. The University of Texas) helps people find sense in difficult times as a chaplain, author, educator, and consultant. After seventeen years in higher education and sixteen years as a pastor, he serves as a hospital chaplain, teaches spiritual formation, and consults with congregations and nonprofits. He is author of Lent for Non-Lent People and A Great Work, a conversational commentary on Nehemiah. He writes daily meditations at 300wordsaday.com. Nancy and Jon have been married since 1983 and been walking at the mall since 2006.