Languages

Languages

Let me share some interesting thoughts about languages. Did you know that the Scots have 421 different Scottish Gaelic snow-related words? The school kids only need to know one: “Tomorrow is a Snow Day!” The country with the most official languages is Zimbabwe. They...
The Name Jesus Preferred

The Name Jesus Preferred

Did you know that parents in Iceland must select their babies’ names from a government-approved list of 1712 boy and 1853 girl names? Well, according to Uncle John’s Awesome Bathroom Reader, they do. In that same tome, I was fascinated to read about three Native...
FILLED versus FULL

FILLED versus FULL

So often, the default answer to “How are you doing?” is “Busy” or maybe even “Crazy, crazy busy.” As Kyle Idleman in his book The End of Me says, “We establish our pecking order based on how little margin there is in our lives.” (Now, that is really sad, but true!)...
Somebody Needs Your Love

Somebody Needs Your Love

As we start off the new year, it occurs to me that someone needs your (and my) love. There are homeless and helpless men and women in every community. Some are hospitalized and all alone. There are any number of haggard folks like young nursing moms or dads trying to...
Behold!

Behold!

According to the former President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and History and some historians from England, Egypt, Germany and India, our world doesn’t know much about political tranquility.  Their studies concluded that since 3600 B.C., the world has...
Blessed with Medical Care (and everything else!)

Blessed with Medical Care (and everything else!)

Tis the season for a renewed sensed of gratitude for all that the Lord has done for us. “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever “(Ps. 136:1). Sitting around that massive holiday table covered with mounds of wonderful food, it was very easy...