Word of the Week

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Get thee behind me, war. I’m on my way to peace.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

You are unbelievable!!!
Well, in a sense…
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Peter, when you get those fish ashore, how about wrapping them in plastic to keep them fresh?”

[Jesus and plastic. Now, there’s a concept… Never said it.]

D. Blog: Word of the Week – “rambunctious”

Lots of exuberant fun with this one, especially regarding its origins.

YourDictionary.com says:

adjective meaning: wild, disorderly, boisterous, unruly, etc.
Etymology: earlier rambustious, altered (prob. by assoc. with ram) <>

Merriam-Webster online records:

Function: adjective
Etymology: probably alteration of rumbustious
Date: 1830
: marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly

American Heritage Dictionary online has:

Boisterous and disorderly.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably alteration of robustious, rumbustious, from robust

Worldwidewords.org makes clear:

Cautious dictionaries say “of unknown origin”, an open invitation to strange and inventive suggestions.

[Like those above. Maybe the word is the origin of the Rambo character??]