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by Kevin Burton “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth,” reads 2 Timothy 2:15 in the KJV. Great advice from the Apostle Paul the world’s greatest evangelist, calling for focus and diligence in Bible study. Yet it is not command of …
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by Luke Bouma Cord Cutters News Over the past decade, traditional terrestrial AM and FM radio has undergone a steady erosion in both audience share and physical infrastructure, as streaming services, podcasts, and on-demand digital platforms have reshaped how Americans consume audio. Industry tracking shows the shift is neither sudden nor complete, yet the long-term …
by Dictionary Scoop A motto is part of a state’s identity, much like a nickname or a famous landmark, and is often born from a real moment in history. Let’s dig into ten of these mottos and the history that shaped them. 1-Kansas: Ad astra per aspera This one means “to the stars through difficulties,” …
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by interestingfacts.com When the weather warms in spring, animals begin stirring from hibernation. But they haven’t spent the previous few months just catching up on beauty sleep. Hibernation is a complex physiological state that helps animals survive seasons when resources are low. Here are a few facts on this unusual adaptation, and the critters that …
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by Kevin Burton Now Merriam-Webster has stopped preachin’ and gone to meddlin’. Their latest grouping of words they are calling “fossilized words.” But most of them are words I use in ordinary conversation, without trying to strike any linguistic pose or affectation. So what’s the dictionary trying to say about me and speakers of my …
by Laura Hall BBC I’m in a Copenhagen bakery, standing in line for sugar-dusted slices of lemon cake, delicately plaited cardamom buns and golden-brown cinnamon swirls. When I reach the front of the queue, I’m ready to order in simple Danish. But then I hit a snag: in this country, there is no …
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by Dictionary Scoop As with Granny Smith apples, many familiar fruits and vegetables are actually carrying around the names of real people. Behind those supermarket labels are farmers, judges, missionaries, immigrants, and a few very lucky gardeners. Let’s take a look at ten people whose names unexpectedly became part of our grocery vocabulary. …
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by Amanda Ruggeri BBC Anthropologist Gandhi Yetish remembers the bedtime ritual he had as a child during cold New Jersey winters. He would open his window, letting the frigid air rush in and cool his face. He’d quickly feel drowsier, though he’d wonder what his mother would say about the heating bill. …
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by Dictionary Scoop We recognize certain symbols almost without thinking. Yet, when we stop to consider them, the object and the idea it represents can seem unrelated. As history unfolds, some unforeseen events created symbols that stuck until they became conventions. Here is the story of how 10 everyday objects became universal symbols. 1-Why …
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by Kevin Burton We should do this more often. This was salve to an aching heart. Driving around with my wife, looking for garage sales, soaking in that 60s music sound. It was the weekend of our town’s citywide garage sale. On the horizon: low-priced treasures we can not live without, that we …
