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Chief McIntosh Word From Wiese July 15, 2026 1 John 3:18: “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” I love when WFW readers shoot me reactions to the weekly devotions. A few weeks ago, my devotional on Thomas Jefferson’s connection to slavery prompted a bunch. Thank you. One reader pointed me …
Are You Willie Nelson? Word From Wiese July 8, 2026 Willie Nelson is always “on the road again.” So many COS folks are on the road too, especially in summer. Some of us will head to the mountains. Others will journey to beaches, family reunions, mission trips, camps, or long-awaited vacations. However we travel, summer often invites us to hit the …
Jefferson Word From Wiese July 1, 2026 Some have asked for a copy of my last sermon, which uses Thomas Jefferson as inspiration for our own reflection on our aligning our values with practices. Here is a shortened version as today’s WFW. For the full sermon, click the link below or email me at [email protected]. America’s Original Sin, June 21, …
Pressure Word From Wiese June 17, 2026 What’s the water pressure at your house? Two weeks ago at our home, I had a plumber install a new PRV, a “pressure reducing valve.” Living in Peachtree City, we apparently have a reputation for higher-than-average water pressure. When he tested our home’s pressure, it measured 112 PSI. It should have been somewhere …
Taking Time Word From Wiese June 10, 2026 “In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.” Mark 1:35 Friends, this past Saturday morning, I followed Jesus’ example. For in the morning, while it was still very dark, I got up with LuAnne and journeyed to …
Hungry Word From Wiese June 3, 2026 When it comes to hunger, do we typically imagine impoverished communities far away? According to Feeding America, hunger is all around us. Nearly 15% of Georgians, about one in seven people, experience “food insecurity” or uncertainty about where their next meals are coming from. Even more troubling, 19.6% of Georgia children, nearly one …
Remember Word From Wiese May 27, 2026 Lieutenant Commander Brice Johnson. On Memorial Day, our nation invites us to take the day to remember those who gave their lives in the promotion of our country’s best values. I spent time remembering and giving thanks for Lieutenant Commander Brice Johnson. As a young counselor at Camp Luther, one of the kids …
Bored Word From Wiese May 20, 2026 Bored. Do you ever get bored? Even when your schedule is busy, do you find days when your hearts are not in it? Boredom and restlessness are conditions all humans face at times. How do we handle it? Lately, society is offering a very dangerous remedy: the casinofication of life. LuAnne sometimes calls …
Me, A Witness? Word From Wiese May 13, 2026 Tomorrow is known as Ascension Day in our liturgical calendar. Astounding is the story that Jesus somehow transitioned to heaven from earth after his multiple Easter appearance. Perhaps just as astounding is Jesus’ charge to his betraying, denying, slow-to-understand disciples that he’s trusting and expecting them to be “witnesses” about the …
Keep Talking Word From Wiese May 6, 2026 How many words do you speak each day? Overall, would you guess the average American is verbalizing more or less words these days? If you said less, you’re right. I just saw the recent study led by Valeria Pfeiffer and published in the journal of Perspectives on Psychological Science documenting a downward …
