What would you do if you thought you were doing something well and an expert said you were totally wrong? I’m sort of chuckling as I write this. I want to open up an important issue wrapped in somewhat trivial circumstances. Apparently I’m doing this blogging thing all wrong. I read a lot of advice about effective […]
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We’ll return next Wednesday to our series about the Bible. For today, please check out a delayed edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. And thanks for the feedback from yesterday’s post. Y’all are very kind.
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Side note: I began this piece with a clear idea of its destination. Sometimes it seems that the words have different plans. I started fresh a couple of times, but the intended path never quite materialized. So I share this without knowing exactly what it’s trying to tell me. Perhaps you’ll find some clarity that […]
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Happy Monday! I’m reverting to an 80’s movie reference for today’s word-of-the-week … Ganas Have you seen the movie Stand And Deliver? I watched it—again—over the weekend. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for inspiration. Stand And Deliver relates the inspiring true story of Jaime Escalante and a group of students from a deprived […]
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Happy Saturday. This year the first digit of my age will change. For some reason this video seems appropriate. (If you can’t see the video, click here.) Have a great weekend. Do something memorable!
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Can you fill a room with darkness? Imagine yourself in a semi-dark room. How can you make it darker? Can you rent a darkness generator and pump more “dark” into the room? You can’t, because darkness isn’t a real thing. You can’t “create” darkness—you can only exclude light. You make the room darker by shutting […]
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How do you learn to do something when you have no clue how to do it? Jon Swanson writes a lot lately about learning to follow Jesus. His thoughts challenge me. I realize that I don’t know how, and that I’m not even sure I know what it means. As I’ve thought about this internal […]
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What does that passage of scripture REALLY say? Note: This is part of our Wednesday series about the Bible. Previous articles: The Easy Bible Bible Stories: Were Noah And Moses Really Brothers? 100 Significant Scriptures Why Read The Bible? The Bible Is About… A couple of years ago I joined a writing team at church. […]
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How do you escape the fate of Sisyphus? One of my first “real” jobs as a kid was a two-week gig at the Iowa State Fair. Each morning I showed up at 6 a.m. A supervisor handed me a sealed metal can with a slot in its top and assigned me to one of the […]
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Happy Monday! I welcome you to perhaps the strangest selection yet for word-of-the-week … Sisyphus Do you know the story of Sisyphus? He’s a character from Greek mythology who offended the Gods. As punishment, Sisyphus was ordered to push a rock up a hill. Each time he reached the top, the rock rolled to the […]
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Happy Saturday. Maybe you’ve seen these on television. To me, they say something important about where we ought to focus our thoughts. Maybe just a bit less fighting and bickering …? The third one surprised me. (If you can’t see the videos, click here.) Have a great weekend.
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Do you ever feel like your relationship with Jesus is just sort of drifting along? Simply put, drift is the decision you make when you don’t decide (Gretchen Rubin). It’s what happens when you ignore Lessons From The Jar. Ever driven a long stretch of straight, deserted road? Attention fades, and suddenly you’re not focused […]
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