Ecclesiastes on Kind Words

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Fumbling for the Right Words

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Proverbs 16:24, Ecclesiastes 10:12, 1 Corinthians 8:2-3, James 1:5, Psalm 39:17-18

The renowned Russian pianist and émigré Vladimir Horowitz (1904–1989) sometimes struggled with the nuances of the English language. During a meeting with Mrs. Hoover, the wife of U.S. President Herber...

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Just a stain in the soil

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William Rowley

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Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 3:20, Genesis 18:27, James 4:14, Psalm 90:12, Psalm 39:4, 1 Peter 2:24-25, Psalm 90:10, Psalm 78:39, 1 Chronicles 29:15, Psalm 39:5, Psalm 144:4, Job 14:1, Psalm 103:15-16, Job 7:6-7, Genesis 2:7

I love a British TV show called Time Team. Hosted by Tony Robinson, a team of archeologists descend on a site in Britain and excavate for three days. Inevitably, the archeologists unearth the dead...

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William Penn

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 , Proverbs 16:9 , Psalm 90:12, Ephesians 5:15-16 , Matthew 6:33, Psalm 39:4-5

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

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Joan Chittister

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, Psalm 39:4-5, Job 14:5, James 4:13-15 , Matthew 6:27, Psalm 90:12

Life and time are ghosted creatures for us all. They belong to us—and are not ours at the same time.

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Fumbling for the Right Words

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