Category: Word of the Week

Happy Monday. Today I’m wondering if I chose the correct word-of-the-week… SERIOUS Here’s what prompted this word—I was flipping television channels and heard this question asked of a guest on a talk show: Are you really serious about this Christianity stuff? The interviewer was trying to poke holes in Christian theology using tired old arguments, […]

Happy Monday! I’m smack in the middle of enjoying today’s word-of-the-week… MORNING The sun’s rising on a new week. It’s a magical time, not dark any more but not light yet either. Monte’s waiting, not patiently but because he really has no choice, for the signal that it’s time to gulp down his breakfast. The […]

Happy Monday! It’s the Independence Day holiday in the U.S. A holiday provides an opportunity to consider today’s word-of-the-week… REST Are you good at “rest”? I’m not. I’ve never really thought about rest as an intentional part of life. Rest was what you did when there wasn’t anything else to do—or when you were too […]

HAPPY MONDAY! This past Saturday we witnessed a completely spontaneous demonstration of today’s word-of-the-week… PREACHING Becky and I got up early Saturday. Some guys volunteered to come by and help her with a few small projects in the garage—nothing major, the sort of things a guy in a wheelchair can’t do. It’s stuff that accumulates and […]

HAPPY MONDAY! I feel like I’m being confronted on all sides with today’s word-of-the-week… GROWTH Yesterday our pastor made a statement I’d rather ignore. He said, “If you want to grow, you must embrace the blessing of discomfort.” I’m happy to embrace blessings—on my terms. I’d rather not think of discomfort as a blessing. Since […]

HAPPY MONDAY! My lovely wife—and the weather—inspired today’s word-of-the-week… Resilient Last week Becky was finally able to put out her normal array of flowers. Usually that happens earlier, but we’ve had an odd spring. Since I’ve been trapped in bed, she placed an especially beautiful hanging basket right where I could see it. Yellow, red, […]

HAPPY MONDAY! We’re launching into summer. It’s a good time to consider today’s word-of-the-week… FITNESS I’ve fussed a lot lately about the forced inactivity that’s gradually degrading my physical fitness. But I wonder if I should be a bit more concerned about my spiritual fitness. Hebrews 12:1 talks about following Jesus using an analogy of […]

Happy Monday! In the U.S. this is Memorial Day, which inspires our word-of-the-week … Memory Memorial Day is about remembering, and thanking, those who raised their hands and went to places and situations of service. We rightfully associate the holiday with military service and sacrifice, but we also must honor those who chose other forms […]

Happy Monday! I‘m inviting you to travel back to about age 4 to experience today’s word-of-the-week… Giddiness Can you recall that Christmas morning feeling when you were around four years old, when you were so excited you couldn’t wait to see what was under the tree? You remember—that I-gotta-see-it-right-now-or-I’m-gonna-have-a-heart-attack feeling? That’s sort of how I’m […]

Happy Monday. I just listened to an interview that’s got me pondering a word-of-the-week … CHOICES There are some choices I’m very glad I don’t have to make. I listened to the man who decides to open spillways that relieve pressure on Mississippi River levees. Protecting those levees is a vital function that prevents catastrophic […]

Happy Monday. This morning … … I don’t have a clever word of the week. … I watched a beautiful Colorado sunrise framed by the window of my hospital room. This morning I am a little frightened and a lot frustrated. This mornng I believe that God will work for good in a situation that […]

Happy Monday! Some of the past week’s events remind me of this word-of-the-week… Pause Do you ever feel like you get too caught up in your own stuff? I sure do. Last night I watched some people pick through the aftermath of horrible storms in the southern U.S. They looked dazed, confused, and utterly hopeless […]