John Egleston

"You had a less than stellar night at the dishes." #wifequote by @jdata5 about greasy rejects - bonus: "Just like with God, there's a second chance." @ Wisconsin instagram.com/p/CloGsr5L2U6/…

harangue: a long, pompous speech dictionary.com/browse/harangue What's your best form of persuasion? me: retrospective question after shared experiences #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

puckish: mischievous; impish dictionary.com/browse/puckish What mischief do you make? me: only the best, if I can help it #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

antiquarian: one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities dictionary.com/browse/antiqua… What's the oldest thing you've touched? me: some rocks #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

expiscate: to find out by thorough and detailed investigation dictionary.com/browse/expisca… What has tedious research yielded for you? me: more empathy, visible assumptions and sufficient clarity #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

Min. "Ali" Alexandra Gee-Lewis speaks today from John 4.1-30 in our series "The Aroma of Christ" in this #InternationalWomensMonth. View at youtube.com/live/GITuCYGdE… + Facebook, our website, and in person 10AM Central. #FOLsermons #AromaOfChrist

For women and men to thrive equally in ministry, the church needs male allies who are committed to supporting women in their callings. 'Allies in Ministry' by Rob Dixon provides a practical, research-based pathway for men who desire to support women in ministry but may feel uncertain about how to act or worried about doing the wrong thing. Available April 21. Preorder now! #WomensHistoryMonth

vainglory: excessive pride for one's own achievements dictionary.com/browse/vainglo… What's your brag? me: I worked for the same organization for 42⅔ years. #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

floriferous: producing blossoms or bearing flowers dictionary.com/browse/florife… What blooms near you? me: indoor plants #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

incommunicado: deprived of any communication with others dictionary.com/browse/incommu… Where have you tasted solitude? me: at The Hut, a cabin in MI's woods I snowshoed to and tweeted from via SMS #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

pericope: a selection or extract from a book dictionary.com/browse/pericope How do you section text? me: by how much can be read aloud dramatically at one sitting with a room of third graders #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

beatific: blissful or saintly dictionary.com/browse/beatific What makes saints sad and glad? me: perceiving their own opposition to God's way, and of God's mercy #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

sub rosa: confidentially, secretly, or privately dictionary.com/browse/sub-rosa (short video) What's esoteric about Jesus? me: Nothing like the lengths many go to defang his clearest expectations. #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

triumvirate: any association of three in office or authority dictionary.com/browse/triumvi… What compatible trio undermines thriving? me: white supremacy, religious nationalism and Christian Zionism #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

Pastor Úna Lucey-Lee speaks today from Mark 14.1-11 in our series "The Aroma of Christ" in this #WomensHistoryMonth. View at youtube.com/live/moq6E8Zso… + Facebook, our website, and in person 10AM Central. #FOLsermons #AromaOfChrist

juvenescent: being or becoming youthful dictionary.com/browse/juvenes… What was different when you were younger? me: Burger King's fish sandwich was "The Whaler" #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

eidolon: a phantom; apparition dictionary.com/browse/eidolon What dehumanizes? me: violence #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

inhere: to exist as an inseparable quality or attribute of something dictionary.com/browse/inhere What's not innate? me: Zionism to Judaism #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

candor: the quality of being open and sincere in one's speech dictionary.com/browse/candor How do you try to persuade? me: more logos - reasoning from evidence - than this ethos or pathos #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

effulgent: radiant or shining dictionary.com/browse/effulge… What's fiercely bright? me: the witness to Jesus and his way of peace and justice by many Palestinian Christians #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response

muzz: to confuse (someone) dictionary.com/browse/muzz What leaves you wondering? me: slang without context #WordOfTheDay from Dictionary.com + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response