they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. / And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. .....
in turn, we will have understood because we have likened it to something else we had previously understood, and so on. It’s metaphors all the way down.
They’re probably more likely to head to Central Park to watch a free performance with a bottle of wine and their friends. “I think anyone should be able to come into a performance dressed any way they like, and be comfortable any way they like, sitting in that seat ready to enjoy th...
Bit, cheeky, clever, early days, gutted: it can come as a shock to Britons to learn that theirwords and expressions have been worming their way into the American lexiconjust as much, it appears, as the other way around Further reading on the blog: ...
“Not really,” I say, not wanting to reveal the true answer of “never.” “College must have been wild,” he says, wistful. “A long time ago,” I say, wistful in a different way. *** The end of my six-month contract to work with Ahmed is approaching. I’d signed up with ...
Yet, even more subtly, when a person gets fired from their job, because a new machine has been created which can do the work for less money, people tend to just accept that as ” the way it is” not seeing the inherent, corrupt inhumanity of such an action.Because the fact is, ...
Rising Awareness ByEve Bailey Duration: 20’ Could one succeed in raising the level of awareness by sharpening one’s perception rather than raising awareness, quote that has become the motto of an ever growing raising-money industry that fails to improve our condition in a substantive way? Eve...
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by ...
The first trade-off is overpopulation. The economy is based on the idea that the only thing of value is people’s time. The basic unit of value is the billable hour, and the only way for a city to get more billable hours in its balance sheet is to attract a growing population. This...
and it started out as a helpful way for me to share some of my early sermons and reflections with a few family members and friends. It has transitioned into, I hope, a convenient way for anyone to go back, if they want to, to see what exactly I was attempting to say on any given...