By Brad Campbell –

Just a thought to help start your week.

I want to first explain that I am not a paid spokesperson for any doughnut company.  I can tackle a box of Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts, devour a bag of Little Debbie’s mini powdered doughnuts, or very willingly knock back some fresh-from-the-grease homemade doughnuts from our local ‘Touch of Home’ Mennonite bakery.  They are all equally divine in nature.

The doughnuts you happen to see in my picture were a carefully chosen grouping we gathered at just one of a great many Dunkin Donuts establishments we came across while venturing around New England.  We enjoyed every flavor, size, and style that we tried.  All wonderful in its own way.

We had driven past more Dunkin Donut establishments in those few days than I’ve seen in my entire lifetime elsewhere, but we chose to stop at this particular one after my wife had made it her mission to point out every single one that I had let go by.  So inside for a snack and coffee we went — gladly, I might add.

The one thing that makes Dunkin stand out differently from all the rest is their slogan, “America runs on Dunkin.”  If you stop in their shop in Maryville, TN, for instance, you’ll see the “Maryville Runs on Dunkin” sign, and each town with one of their shops has their own personalized sign.

What do you run on?  Or, what runs you?  Or, on what do you run?  (See, the sugar affects my grammar as well!)  Is it doughnuts, coffee, or some other such sugar or caffeine providing item?

I just want to offer a very simple challenge for us each this week.  Let’s make it our mission to “run on Jesus.”  Maybe we could even make us some shirts with that slogan and adopt it as our life’s goal.  Let’s Run on Jesus this week!  He will provide much more for you than that quick sugar rush of a doughnut ever could!

Just a thought.