Natant, Supernatant
From the same root as nautical, ‘natant’ just means swimming, floating. Supernatant is above the water. Supernatant refers to one type of liquid that does not mix with another and … Continue reading
Turnkey
It’s what you get when you breed terns and turkeys. Not really. A turnkey business is one that’s ready to go, for sale. A deli, for instance, or coffeeshop. One that is fully … Continue reading
The Wind Through the Trees
“And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart (King Ahaz’s) was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees … Continue reading
Resting Our Case
It isn’t that you give up on claiming what’s yours. Certain areas of our life would crumble and dissolve if we stopped fighting for them. But this notion that we … Continue reading
Making Fun
Do you ever see the Christian life as fun? Define fun however you will, a lot of what we face day in and day out seems to have been fun … Continue reading
Recondite
Are there things that you learn, either about yoursef or others, that you wished you’d never found out? What is it about knowledge that we think will meet our needs? … Continue reading
Refresher Course
By course. “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And He … Continue reading
Owning Our Worst Enemy
“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.” Paul writing to the … Continue reading
Mot Juste
Mot juste is French for “the right word for the right time” (mot: word, juste: right). The correct word for the situation. “The Lord God hath given me the tongue … Continue reading
Double Negatives
“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” (James 2:17) You gotta know that the un-Christian Christian is an enigma to the unbeliever. Here you have … Continue reading
