Jon Jordan

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This must be the New Math everyone is talking about?

→ 3:24 PM, Jan 29

ChatGPT and tools like it are not the end of the world, but they do highlight a worrying trend: we have an increased appetite for seeking information over wisdom. In my opinion, the recovery of a better way begins with a rediscovery of the beauty of the Incarnation itself.

→ 3:38 PM, Jan 27

Rest in Peace, Benedict XVI

Quite soon, I shall find myself before the final judge of my life. Even though, as I look back on my long life, I can have great reason for fear and trembling, I am nonetheless of good cheer, for I trust firmly that the Lord is not only the just judge, but also the friend and brother who himself has already suffered for my shortcomings, and is thus also my advocate, my ‘Paraclete.’ In light of the hour of judgment, the grace of being a Christian becomes all the more clear to me. It grants me knowledge, and indeed friendship, with the judge of my life, and thus allows me to pass confidently through the dark door of death.

May you experience fear, trembling, and good cheer, Joseph of Rome.

Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei.

→ 10:29 AM, Dec 31

Merry Christmas from the Jordan family. (Shown here in both our forced and natural poses. I will let you determine which is which for each of us…)

→ 10:22 AM, Dec 30

The final week of Advent means it is time for the seven O Antiphons. I find these to be helpful antidotes to the business of the final week before Christmas. You can subscribe to Rhythms of Habit today to receive daily reflections on these antiphons between now and Christmas.

→ 12:04 PM, Dec 18

A lesson in governance as I navigate changing traffic signal timing for a light near our school:

The people I interact with in the city office are very helpful, from the Director to the phone operators. The processes they are tied to are mind-numbinly bad.

→ 12:13 PM, Dec 16

A full few days of putting up lights, a family hike, USA soccer, basketball, Bob Goff, and work on the playhouse.

→ 7:36 AM, Dec 4

I named our sunroom lights by their cardinal directions, not expecting political commentary gems like this one when routines don’t work as expected.

→ 8:39 PM, Nov 29

Are you in organizational leadership in any capacity? I’d love some advice.

What helps you:
- Make sure you personally spend your best time and energy on things that matter most. (Daily and weekly.)
- Keep track of the goals, growth, and needs of people you most directly oversee.
→ 7:39 PM, Nov 28

Advent is about preparation for judgement, and that is actually a good thing.

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.

→ 9:02 AM, Nov 27

An under-appreciated mark of a truly great sports commentator: knowing when to say nothing.

Messi scored, and there was a 45 second period of commentary silence followed by a subtle, “It had to be him.”

→ 3:28 PM, Nov 26

Advent is coming. Time to set some intentions for this Holy New Year.

→ 3:10 PM, Nov 26

Oh no. It has happened. I tried to prevent it by asking reason to temper my expectations.

But mere hours before kickoff …

I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN.

USA is taking home the trophy.*

*or advancing to the Round of 16 and remaining competitive in their first knockout match.

→ 12:07 PM, Nov 21

I just finished reading Pillars of the Earth. It was published when I was four years old, but seems to have been written for me to read at this exact age (37).

Great books tend to feel like that, don’t they?

→ 9:06 PM, Nov 20

An unusally free Saturday means that I had a chance to make some good progress on the playhouse.

→ 8:12 AM, Nov 20

I am pretty sure the title “Queen of Christmas” is already taken.

→ 3:00 PM, Nov 16

Leaving Twitter is a small but important first step towards a healthier relationship with technology, your neighbor, and your self.

Not because of Musk, but because Big Social is shrinking our souls.

→ 9:02 AM, Nov 4

The final first-person verb of the Nicene Creed helps us remember that the Christian faith is more than mental affirmation of truth. It involves a shaping of hopes and desires.
- We believe (x4)
- We acknowledge (x1)
- We look for the resurrection of the dead …
→ 2:48 PM, Nov 2

All Souls Day is a helpful antidote to our death-anemic culture that oscillates between ignoring and overly-fearing this experience shared by all living creatures.

All Souls Day helps us to remember that thou art dust … and to look for the resurrection of the dead.

→ 8:17 AM, Nov 2

The farmer and the pig.

→ 7:55 PM, Oct 31

Settled on a good use of a corner of our new backyard: building a playhouse for the kids. (Current ages 9, 7, and 2.)

→ 8:19 AM, Oct 30

I paused the Tottenham match I was watching in the 95th minute to wake up my daughter so she could rewatch Kane’s goal with me.

And then we discovered together that the goal was under review…

My fault? Sure.

VAR ruining the beautiful game? Absolutely.

→ 10:30 PM, Oct 26

Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not as many as have fallen because of the tongue. … As you fence in your property with thorns, so make a door and a bolt for your mouth.

A gem from Ecclesiasticus found in today’s Daily Office Lectionary.

→ 6:57 AM, Oct 26

My wife returned this weekend from a two week pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. My latest piece at Covenant is about my experience trying to walk the pilgrim way while caring for our kids here at home.

It was my own Camino de Solo Dad.

→ 7:23 AM, Oct 20

I do not love it when a match is decided by PKs—they are a terrible way to lose—but it was quite the experience being in the stands last night when FC Dallas advanced on Velasco’s Panenka.

What’s a Panenka, you ask?

→ 12:56 PM, Oct 18