Category: Word of the Week

HAPPY MONDAY! A favorite verse inspires today’s word-of-the-week… YOKE I feel like I’ve encountered a lot of folks lately who seem like they’re carrying a lot of weight around. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A surprising statement leads me to today’s word-of-the-week… CONSERVATIVE “I always thought Jesus was really conservative.” “Really?” “Yeah. Not politically, but just, you know, quiet and sort of down-the-middle.” “Interesting. Where’d you get that idea?” “I guess from church. That’s pretty much how church was when I was a kid, so I just figured […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A frustrating truth prompts today’s word-of-the-week… SERIES The important matters in life are a series of repeated choices. We don’t choose to love someone and then forget it. We must repeat the choice over and over, because loving is difficult, we change, and people change. We may forgive a horrible wrong, but we’ll likely need to forgive […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A weekend message brings us today’s word-of-the-week… EXPECTED That’s Not What I Expected Interesting sermon title, huh? The pastor used an incident from David’s life to illustrate how life with God frequently takes unexpected turns. Good point. If you’re anything like me, you can look back and see lots of things that turned out […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A favorite quote inspires today’s word-of-the-week… MENU “It’s always easier to order off the menu.” ~ Seth Godin Let someone else decide what choices are available–and acceptable–and choose from their list. Much less risk. Just sit in the chairs somebody else already set up. Jesus advised us to toss out man-made menus. He said […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A sermon challenge prompts today’s word-of-the-week… THIRTY Our pastor challenged us to pray for our city for 30 days. The number rattled in my head, and I wonder what choices I’ll make in the next 30 seconds that will change someone’s path for the next 30 years? A decision, a comment, a choice. Saying yes […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A parable inspires today’s word-of-the-week… HUNDRED Which sheep are you? Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he […]

HAPPY MONDAY! An acronym creates today’s word-of-the-week TED A few weeks ago I was invited to give a TED talk. TED organizes events with the tagline “Ideas Worth Spreading.” I had a great time preparing and giving my talk, and it was a blast being involved in the conference. I hope you find this inspirational. I hope […]

HAPPY MONDAY! A cool new product inspired today’s word-of-the-week… SLOW Ever heard of a “slow watch“? It’s a real thing. Basically it’s a 24-hour watch with a single hand. The idea is that we don’t need to know the time down to the minute and second. So if we wear a watch that doesn’t measure life in […]

HAPPY MONDAY! One of my favorite scriptures (that I don’t apply very well) leads to today’s word-of-the-week… FOR I believe scripture tells us to be “for” things. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians […]

HAPPY MONDAY! See if you agree about today’s word-of-the-week… REHEARSE I wonder if our life’s determined by what we rehearse. An actor reads the lines once and they’re words on a page. Great actors rehearse until they become the character represented by the words. One person looks at a long bike ride and says, “I could never do that.” […]

HAPPY MONDAY! Recent events got me thinking about today’s word-of-the-week… AGREE Wouldn’t it be great if we could all agree on every issue? Sadly, The Good Ship Lollipop hasn’t sailed down my street recently and I haven’t taken up residence in Fantasyland. Since I don’t live in a bubble, I’m going to encounter people with whom I disagree. In fact, I’d argue […]