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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Words Matter
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.
Continue readingA Very Special Thursday
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 […]
Continue readingHow To Stay The Course
Do you ever look in the mirror and see something you’d rather not see? I’m learning something about myself that I don’t like very much. I’m not very committed. That’s difficult to admit. But it turns out that when the going gets tough, I tend to get going home. Certainly I knew that about myself when it […]
Continue readingThe Bible: What Are the Important Themes?
Here’s a video to wrap up our regular Wednesday series on interpreting the Bible. If you can’t see the video, click here. You can leave a comment here. Want to receive free updates? Click below to get Bouncing Back delivered directly to your inbox.
Continue readingHow To Avoid Being A Tourist
Do you know the difference between visiting as a tourist and really experiencing the culture? Monte and I went to jail last week. I’ve written about this before. It’s the fourth or fifth year we’ve spoken to this audience. I’m always touched by the experience. It’s easily my favorite speaking gig. This year I was […]
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Happy Monday! I hope you’ll join me in today’s word-of-the-week… Re-inspired Saturday morning I met a hero. That doesn’t happen every day. Becky and I went to Denver to look at a new hand cycle. At the Top End booth we met Paul Schulte. As Paul prepared for his game in the national wheelchair basketball […]
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