by sworel | Nov 6, 2022 | 2022, Musings
I am fascinated about how things get named. Here’s one good example. Apparently during the 15th century, English hunters were given the job to assign names to groups of animals. Those names were quite whimsical. A group of parrots were called...
by sworel | Oct 30, 2022 | 2022, Musings
About the time of the Korean War, George Lerner designed a new toy for American kids. This new toy was very inexpensive and utilized a real potato for the body. It came with several small plastic pieces that would enhance the “potato doll.” There was a mouth, a nose,...
by sworel | Oct 23, 2022 | 2022, Musings
Here is some sad news to start your day with. According to the Council on Foreign Relations Global Conflict Tracker, right now, there are some 27 worldwide conflicts raging. These wars may be a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups. They may...
by sworel | Oct 16, 2022 | 2022, Musings
I recently read an article about how some modern Jewish people honor the Sabbath. This particular article was focused on how people can “work around” some of those laws. For example, there is a Shabbat rule that does not allow the turning on or off of anything that...
by sworel | Oct 9, 2022 | 2022, Musings
Recently I have been spending some time in the Sermon of the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Putting it mildly, it is a challenging portion of scripture. And then I started reading Skye Jethani’s little book, What if Jesus was Serious? (I highly recommend it.) His contention is...
by sworel | Oct 2, 2022 | 2022, Musings
I love the short story of how a child tried to describe an elevator. She said, “I got into this little room and the upstairs came down.” That phrase has stuck in my mind, “…the upstairs came down.” Isn’t it an apt description of the blessings we receive from the...
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