Happy Saturday! I don’t know where these things originate or if they existed before the Internet and copiers and fax machines. The best humor usually contains some truth and teaches us something without beating us over the head. So with that in mind, I offer a silly Saturday look at: “Judas Asparagus”: The Children’s Bible […]
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How Do You Talk To Jesus?
How do you picture your relationship with Jesus? Yesterday I wrote about God In Ordinary Things and my conviction that God has worked in my life mostly through ordinary events and people. Today I’m thinking that He sent Jesus as an ordinary man. I understand that theologically He was the most extraordinary man who ever […]
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Do miracles always look miraculous? I’m having a bit of fun today with a serious topic. The folks who are helping me promote the bike ride project challenged me to explain the connection between recovery and hand cycle and God and this crazy dream—in a two-minute video. I’ve gained great respect for those who convey […]
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What’s your typical reaction to a setback? Last week I described a setback. I’m fortunate to be healing quickly, and anticipate trading my pajamas for shorts within a few days. Then we’ll get to work recovering the lost training and fitness. I’m considering my reactions to this unwelcome interruption. Frustration, for sure. But I also […]
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Happy Monday-after-Easter. The day after Easter always feels like this word-of-the-week… FRESH The emotional highs and lows of Holy Week have passed. It’s time to take the joy of the Resurrection into a new week. In many ways, today feels more like a new beginning than January 1st. I spent part of Sunday wondering what […]
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Happy Saturday. I think we underestimate the everyday power of words. This video demonstrates the extraordinary change words can bring to an ordinary situation. Where can your words matter today? Have a blessed Easter weekend.
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If you are a follower of Jesus, today is a very special Thursday. To me, it’s the anniversary of the night when Jesus maybe most revealed His humanity. He asked His daddy if there was another way. On another Thursday of Holy Week I’d have a lot more to say, but for this Thursday that […]
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What’s the most significant event of Good Friday for you? So much happened to Jesus on that first Good Friday. Betrayal, false accusations, illegal trials, denial by friends, beatings, public humiliation, the torturous pain of crucifixion. An awful, terrible, no-way-to-describe-the-horror sequence of events, endured by a completely innocent man with the power to avoid it […]
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How would you distinguish a setback from a tragedy? Over the weekend I got sick. Friday night it was fever and raging headache, Saturday brought chills and endless sleep. Sunday it was all of the above, and even in manly denial I had to admit something might be wrong. Arrived at ER per doc’s orders, […]
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Happy Monday. Something sort of cool happened a few days ago that inspired today’s word-of-the-week… Reminder A young lady knocked on the door last week. “I wanted to remind you that next weekend is the anniversary of the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” “I knew that,” I replied, “but that’s […]
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Happy Saturday! Last weekend I met with some folks from TOP END company. Top End makes hand cycles and wheelchairs; they’ve generously offered to sponsor a portion of my bike ride project. At their booth I also met Paul Schulte, who invited me to watch him play basketball. It’s not every day that a guy […]
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Are you always clear about why you say “Yes” or “No” to particular things at church? I’m not. Jon Swanson wrote a great piece yesterday (A Public Service Reminder) about some of the conflicted feelings people experience around the special church events of Holy Week. I get exactly what he’s saying. I pretty much gave […]
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