"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal
life."For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world,
but that the world might be saved through Him. (John 3:16-17)
Jesus paid the highest price for you and me because He loves us more
than we could ever imagine. He was put to death by being crucified on a
cross, and his body was laid in a tomb behind a stone. He lived and then
died rejected and alone. Like a rose He was trampled on the ground.
Jesus took the fall and thought of you ABOVE ALL !
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Today...are we all gangsters?
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Mapantsula = patty gangster
Pantsula is like a hip hop dance....so there we are!
Mapantsula = patty gangster
Pantsula is like a hip hop dance....so there we are!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
It is raining and the earth is drinking
Sunday, 24 March 2013
daven \DAH-vuhn\, verb:
to pray.
Blah Blah Blah
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
are we all not...
primaveral \prahy-muh-VEER-uhl\, adjective:
of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
what a word...
And The Day Got Later...
Do you need more strength & joy in your life? The Bible tells us that IN God’s presence there is fullness of joy — the most abundant & complete! And when you have His joy, you have His supernatural strength. There’s nothing that can come against you when you are filled with the strength & joy of the Lord
Do you need more strength & joy in your life? The Bible tells us that IN God’s presence there is fullness of joy — the most abundant & complete! And when you have His joy, you have His supernatural strength. There’s nothing that can come against you when you are filled with the strength & joy of the Lord
Friday, March 15, 2013
Spiders???
The Daddy Longlegs
Then, in the distance, a glimmer of hope. I had visited a slew of arachnid websites, drawing blanks. In desperation, I E-mailed various names from the sites. Just when all seemed lost, Herman Vanuytven came forth from the Arachnology Home page (http://www.ufsia.ac.be/Arachnology/Arachnology.html). Herman's response:
"The problem with the 'Daddy Longlegs' is that the name is used for several kinds of animals, 2 of them arachnids:
1) The family Phalangiidae (a part of the opilionids [harvestmen], a different order than spiders)
2) a spider: Pholcus phalangioides
Number one doesn't have poison glands. Number two has poison glands but as far as is known in the scientific world, nobody has ever been bitten by one of them. It's not sure if the poison has ever been investigated since there was no need for it."
First of all, there are actually three kinds of critters called daddy longlegs. The common name daddy longlegs is most often used to describe Opiliones, aka harvestmen. Opiliones are arachnids, but not spiders. They have no venom glands at all, and are absolutely not venomous. The nickname daddy longlegs may also refer to a crane fly, which is a true fly and a member of the order Diptera. Crane flies do not pose a threat, either.
Sometimes, the name daddy longlegs is used for another group of arachnids, the spiders of the family Pholcidae. These spiders are also called cellar spiders.
Cellar spiders do have venom glands. However, there is no scientific evidence whatsoever to confirm that their venom can harm a human being. Not a single documented case exists of a person being bitten by one and having an adverse reaction.
Pholcid spiders do have short fangs, but not any shorter than other spiders that have been known to bite humans. The cellar spider's fangs are similar in structure to those of a brown recluse spider, which we know can and does bite humans. Again, there is no evidence or proof to the claim that their fangs are too short to bite a person.
Well, I am not a myth buster! Spiders are, like us, part of God's creation. Some are deadly, some are not and I guess it all depends on which side of the 'fang' you sit!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Are we not beveled?
Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2013
bevel \BEV-uhl\, adverb:1. irresolutely.
noun:
1. the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
2. a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces.
3. (of a lock bolt) the oblique end that hits the strike plate.
4. (of a lock with a beveled bolt) the side facing in the same direction as the bevel at the end of the bolt.
5. bevel square.
6. an adjustable instrument for drawing angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination.
7. Printing. beard (def. 5).
verb:
1. to cut or slant at a bevel: to bevel an edge to prevent splintering.
adjective:
1. Also, beveled; especially British, bevelled. oblique; sloping; slanted.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Among other things, Catch-22 is a general critique of bureaucratic operation and reasoning. Resulting from its specific use in the book, the phrase "Catch-22" is common idiomatic usage meaning "a no-win situation" or "a double bind" of any type. Within the book, "Catch-22" is a military rule, the self-contradictory circular logic that, for example, prevents anyone from avoiding combat missions. The narrator explains:
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Among other things, Catch-22 is a general critique of bureaucratic operation and reasoning. Resulting from its specific use in the book, the phrase "Catch-22" is common idiomatic usage meaning "a no-win situation" or "a double bind" of any type. Within the book, "Catch-22" is a military rule, the self-contradictory circular logic that, for example, prevents anyone from avoiding combat missions. The narrator explains:
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he were sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle. (p. 56, ch. 5)par·a·dox (p
r-dks)
n.
1. A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.
2. One exhibiting inexplicable or contradictory aspects: "The silence of midnight, to speak truly, though apparently a paradox, rung in my ears" (Mary Shelley).
3. An assertion that is essentially self-contradictory, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.
4. A statement contrary to received opinion.
Friday, March 8, 2013
WWWW
Friday, 08?03/'13
Kairos (καιρός) is an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment). The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies a time between, a moment of indeterminate time in which something special happens. What the special something is depends on who is using the word. While chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative nature.[1] Kairos (καιρός) also means weather in both ancient and modern Greek. The plural, καιροι (kairoi or keri) means the times.
Friday, 08?03/'13
Kairos (καιρός) is an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment). The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies a time between, a moment of indeterminate time in which something special happens. What the special something is depends on who is using the word. While chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative nature.[1] Kairos (καιρός) also means weather in both ancient and modern Greek. The plural, καιροι (kairoi or keri) means the times.
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WORD OF THE DAY: March 7
gnomic
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The Word of Today is from yesterday! Merriam has not lost the plot, just have a delayed response due to the Many, many things on my calendar!
Some
critics have praised the young artist's gnomic utterances,
while others argue that her sayings are simply pretentious rubbish.
"The
film is grand but complex, canny and sincere.… If Spielberg were
more intellectual or more gnomic in discussing his films, he
might be regarded not as a mass-market wizard but as a cult
director." — From a film review by Francine Stock in Prospect,
January 24, 2013
A
gnome is an aphorism—that is, an observation or sentiment reduced
to the form of a saying. Gnomes are sometimes couched in metaphorical
or figurative language, they are often quite clever, and they are
always concise. We borrowed the word "gnome" in the 16th
century from the Greeks, who based their "gnōmē" on the
verb "gignōskein," meaning "to know." (That
other "gnome"—the dwarf of folklore—comes from New
Latin and is unrelated to today's word.) We began using "gnomic,"
the adjective form of "gnome," in the early 19th century.
It describes a style of writing (or sometimes speech) characterized
by pithy phrases, which are often terse to the point of
mysteriousness.
Test
Your Memory: What is the meaning of "factotum," our Word of
the Day from February 6? The
answer is …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
noun
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a thorough yielding to natural impulses; especially : enthusiasm, exuberance
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We chased one another through the snow, hurling snowballs with complete abandon.
"He slid head first, dived for balls, threw runners out, stole home against the Phillies, played with the sort of reckless abandon that endeared him to fans in Washington." — From an article by Ed Graney in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 30, 2012
At last some breakthrough....What gay Abandon! |
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Saturday, 02 March 2013
thimblerig
- \THIM-bul-rig\
- DEFINITION
verb
1: to cheat by trickery
2:
to swindle by a trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted
from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator
guessing its location
- EXAMPLES
The appraiser looked closely at the painting and then reluctantly told us that we had been thimblerigged into buying a worthless copy.
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