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Stopping a person from repeating an act that you do not approve of by causing this person misfortune upon the next attempt of this act.  That is the definition of “break ‘em from sucking eggs”.  I tried looking in Miriam’s Dictionary.  It wasn’t there.  Sometimes you have to go to www.urbandictionary.com

Our news sources regularly report political happenings. Thinking about our nation and all the recent political news, I decided to read some politics quotes. The following quotes (https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/american-politics-quotes) are listed randomly. I’ve also shared some thoughts related to each quote.

The word, omen, was rarely, or not at all used by older folks of my generation. They said, “TOKEN.” The two words are virtually the same. They both meant sign, or indication, a symbol of a future event or happening; good or evil.

            Every year, after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, I pull out the tote containing my festive holiday dinner ware.  The set includes coffee cups with saucers.  All year long up until that time, I drink my c

When Samuel was sent by God to anoint one of Jesse’s sons as the next king, he was sure that he had found the new king when he saw Eliab (I Sam. 16:6). “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart’” (I Sam. 16:7).

National Diabetes Month—Take Diabetes to Heart

Saturday November 9, I went to SKYPAC to see Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.

Things and stuff worth mentioning, maybe; keeping in mind this is an opinion column.

A friend of a friend’s daughter, Chelsea (not her real name), lives in one of the many congested areas of New York City.  She is a teacher and travels by subway to and from work.  After one particularly busy work day, Chelsea realized she hadn’t taken time to eat all day.  She was very hungry so on the way to the subway, she stopped by one of the local markets to get something to take home.  She decided on a small rotisserie chicken, which the shop owner placed in a paper bag.  The

Attitude is defined as: “manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing” (Webster’s). I know many possess a great attitude toward the Bible. Yet, not all men do. Some deny that the Bible is the truth (Jn. 17:17). Others deny that it is inspired (II Tim. 3:16-17). Such people discourage knowing the Bible among those who are influenced by them. There are also people who claim to believe in the truth of God’s word and yet refuse to obey what His word says.