Category Archives: words for the week
To Dare Mighty Things
Today’s Words for the Week are are from Teddy Roosevelt. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer … Continue reading
Slowing Down
Just a pre-Thanksgiving observation. At age 90, Jerry Beavan had been a world traveler (47 round the world trips), had been a college and a seminary professor, served with the Billy Graham Association for a number of years, had been … Continue reading
I Did It My Way
Today’s Words for the Week come from “Letters to the Editor,” London Times, cited by Tony Whittaker during Internet Evangelism Day. As a young electronics graduate many years ago, I remember unpacking a new oscilloscope, the latest and best of … Continue reading
Authority Without Relationship
Our Words for the Week come from James Hewitt in Illustrations Unlimited. It’s a tongue in cheek message just in time for Veterans Day, followed by a more serious note. A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered he had … Continue reading
The Need for Courage
These Words for the Week are from Eric Ritz, courtesy of Sermons.com. The late Richard Cardinal Cushing, formerly of the Archdiocese of Boston (MA), once wrote about the church’s need for courage. He said, “If all the sleeping folks will … Continue reading
The Light 