When you look at how great ideas actually happen, the story is always, “Weusedto think the world was this way. We found out we were completely wrong, and that the world is actually quite different from what we thought.” (This is also at the heart of critical thinking, too.) These ...
"O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; Everyone mocks me. For each time I speak, I cry aloud; I proclaim violence and destruction, because for me the word of the Lord has resulted in reproach...
rather than hoping to “get around to it….” (and then never actually getting around to it), one tip that I found SO helpful personally was to create a plan in advance.
I was only a few weeks away from leaving for our month-long sabbatical (a trip we have taken for the past 5 years) so the timing couldn’t have been better. I knew how refreshing that trip had been every year and that was going to be my saving grace. Or so I thought. A few we...
This standard requires you to show that there is no likelihood of any future ability to repay. This key fact - future ability - is hard because the future is a long time. Let's say you're 35 years old. Can you really say that over the next 50 years you'll never earn enough to ...
This is one of those passages of Scripture that lingers in the air and echoes in the mind long after it’s been read. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God. That’s one reassuring promise. There’s no one else who can make a promise like that and keep it. ...
Various pastors thought thatvoting should be extended to anyone who was a Christian.These pastors led their congregations to leave and found other communities inNew England. It was in theseNew England communitiesthatpastorshad the freedom to applybiblical principles to votin...
While you do not need to go on a tour to view the statue ofDavid, it certainly helps. With the Galleria dell’Accademia being a popular tourist attraction, lines can get long and rooms can get crowded. The museum itself does not give nearly enough information about the artworks inside, ...
A confluence of factors led to this tradition. Firstly, there's the history of Italy itself. Prior to 1861, the geographic area that’s now Italy was a group of regions, each with its own government. Due to its long coastlines, seafood featured prominently in the cuisines of what we now...
Linda:So we just got back from taking a month long sabbatical. We went to the Seaside area, 30A in Florida. Which is great. Bob:We do this every year. And I think we talk about this a lot. Linda:The location changes every year. ...