Word of the Week: Sunflower

Word of the Week: Sunflower

Ordinarily, the Word of the Week posts include definitions, particularly for words with biblical uses. But this week, I’m sharing about sunflowers in these waning days of summer because I’ve seen so many images of sunflowers on social media this year. This uniquely...
Word of the Week: Rejoice

Word of the Week: Rejoice

Rejoice:  To be glad, to take delight in. “Rejoice” is one of those words that has a biblical ring to it; it’s not a word often used in everyday speech. Perhaps it is an important word, this little word with both physical expression and spiritual aroma. I can sing...
Word of the Week: Lonely

Word of the Week: Lonely

Lonely: affected with or characterized by a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome. Solitary. Standing apart. Isolated. Strong’s Word #3173 is defined as lonely, but it also means beloved. That meaning must come from the sense of being the only one. You are your...
Word of the Week: Word

Word of the Week: Word

WORD – a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Speech or talk. An expression or utterance. But also – God’s Word. “Word” is Strong’s word #3056 –...
Word of the Week: Key

Word of the Week: Key

Key: a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it. A thing that provides a means of gaining access to or understanding something. In the Greek New Testament, the...
Word of the Week: Anchor

Word of the Week: Anchor

Anchor: Something used to hold another thing securely; to be held securely. I’m very visual, and I have vivid dreams. In recent months, when I was praying, I saw an image of anchor and nearby bobbing lights, as if on a buoy on water. Later that day I saw a...