Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you; righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zechariah 9:9 ESV) How many times have I heard that verse, but gave no thought to the individual components of Palm […]
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I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets. ~ Hamlin Garland Nice sentiment. But when I think of cedars, I primarily recall my bad behavior from
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If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur. ~ Doug Larsen I’m a big fan of Mr. Larsen, but he is no etymologist. Yes, I know he was just being funny, but given his wide appeal, someone might think he’s onto something. While there are patterns to many
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Some people’s weakness is that they care too much; it is also their strength. ~Brigitte Nicole This week’s piece was supposed to be about grammar rules. I’ll get to that one soon enough, but something happened a few days ago that diverted my attention. I won’t bore you with all the details, but I will
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