Category: Word of the Week

HAPPY MONDAY! A remarkable young lady gives a fresh look at today’s word-of-the-week… FAMILY I haven’t always appreciated the gift of family, especially at holiday time. I invite you to see “family” through Jackie Turner’s eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywovusmbl24&app=desktop If you’d like to hear a bit more of Jackie’s story, here’s a video that goes a little […]

Happy Monday! A home repair prompts today’s word-of-the-week… SURPRISE Ah, Christmas—tis the season for surprises. Last week we heard a minor squeaking noise from our furnace fan. The noise stopped, but we had a guy come for a routine maintenance check. He walked up the basement stairs with that look on his face. A crack […]

Happy Monday! The passing of a giant sparks thoughts of today’s word-of-the-week… JUSTICE For me, Nelson Mandela stands with Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. as transformative figures of the twentieth century. Mandiba, Gandhiji, MLK—all three stood for forgiveness, nonviolence, sacrifice, and reconciliation. They acknowledged their failures, endured significant personal hardship, and placed service above […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A familiar story prompts thoughts about today’s word-of-the-week… FRIEND In Mark 2, four friends took a paralyzed man to see Jesus. The crowd was too large and they couldn’t get close. They might have shrugged. “Well, we tried. Too bad it didn’t work out.” But the friends were too committed to give up […]

HAPPY MONDAY! The first four words of the Bible got me thinking about today’s word-of-the-week… ME That’s what it’s all about, right? Becky and I are putting together a year-end recap of RICH’S RIDE, trying to summarize the results of our project. Did you catch the end of that sentence? As we wrote, we noticed […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A dear friend and mentor brings us today’s word-of-the-week… McFaith Okay, it’s an odd word, but I’ll bet you get the meaning. Just like fast food, America’s sort of obsessed with a quickie version of faith that my late friend Al Helder called McFaith. You don’t need to think, just pick a number […]

HAPPY MONDAY! I’m trying to put a positive spin on today’s word-of-the-week… BULLY I once thought a bully was a big kid shaking down a weaker kid for lunch money. Now I know bullies are adults, too. They’re bosses, parents, teachers, spouses, neighbors, pastors, celebrities, and pro athletes. A bully is an insecure person who […]

HAPPY MONDAY! Today’s perfect for this word-of-the-week… STORY Our recent southwest tour convinces me even more of the power of our own story. I thought a lot about story on the tour because telling our story was a big part of our purpose. Here are some thoughts and observations. I wish church folks didn’t call it […]

HAPPY MONDAY! The end of a long, enjoyable journey brings us today’s word-of-the-week… CELEBRATE A relaxing 42-mile ride on Saturday closed out the 500 mile bike ride portion of TAOS TO TUCSON 2013. When you complete a big goal, you celebrate. It’s important to mark important milestones with parties, special meals, and joyful gatherings. For me, […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A lot of words make up today’s word-of-the week… MESSAGE I was honored to deliver the message yesterday at Faith Assembly Church in Phoenix. We had a great time, and I hope I said something worthwhile. If you’d like to watch, the link below shows a streaming video of the service. (FYI: my […]

Happy Monday! We’re hitting the road to Taos, and I’m thinking of today’s word-of-the-week HOME This is the first tour I feel like I’m going to miss being home. A few weeks ago we spoke at a local church about small group leadership. That evening prompted me to reflect on how blessed Becky and I […]

Happy Monday! A really smart guy got me thinking about todays’ word-of-the-week… WELCOME I was privileged to hear Bob Goff speak last Thursday, then Becky and I spent a couple of hours with him and about twenty people at breakfast the next morning. Over the next few days I’ll share some of the nuggets swirling […]