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Are You Optimistic? The Online Etymology Dictionary is my friend. It often confirms my quasi-informed suspicions about words and their origins—including the word optimism. When I say that I am optimistic, I want to know whether what I think I mean is what I am actually saying. The word came into English through the French…
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“The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.”— 1 Timothy 5:2 Just who is your mother? Timothy had his own mother and grandmother, but as a pastor, he was taught to set an example for the entire church: to treat older women as mothers. They were to be respected, honored, cherished,…
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