The Whalefall movie opens October 16: a young diver, a sperm whale and one hour of air. What the title really means, and the father at the heart of the story.
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World Teachers’ Day: The Title Jesus Said Fit Him
World Teachers’ Day is October 5. People called Jesus Teacher about forty times in the Gospels, and He said the name fit. See what He did with that title.
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Lena Martell Dies at 86: The Prayer That Hit Number One
Lena Martell has died at 86. Her 1979 number one, One Day at a Time, was a prayer written by a songwriter who had almost given up. Here is the story behind it.
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Jeffrey Archer Dies at 86: From Kane and Abel to Adam and Eve
Jeffrey Archer has died at 86, the day before his final novel Adam and Eve came out. His career began with Kane and Abel. Both titles come from the same book.
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Greek Word for Discipline: What Does “Paideia” Really Mean?
Paideia (παιδεία, Strong’s G3809) is the Greek word for discipline, built on the word for “child.” It means upbringing and training, not punishment, and Titus 2:12 says it is grace itself that does the teaching.
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Tabula Rasa Meaning: Were You Really Born a Blank Slate?
Tabula rasa means “scraped tablet.” Locke never used the phrase in his famous Essay, and he believed every child is born with a character. The full story.
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Drop in the Bucket Meaning: Isaiah Wrote It About Empires
Drop in the bucket meaning: we say it about things too small to matter. Isaiah said it about empires, then said God counts every star and not one is missing.
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Baptism of Fire Meaning: John Promised It, Jesus Lived It
Baptism of fire meaning: a brutal first test. It began with John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11, and Jesus later used the same word for the ordeal He walked into.
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Feet of Clay Meaning: The Bible Says Iron Mixed With Clay
Feet of clay meaning: the saying comes from a king’s dream in Daniel 2. But the statue’s feet were iron mixed with clay, and nobody was hiding them at all.
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What Does the Rainbow Mean in the Bible? The War Bow God Hung Up
What does the rainbow mean in the Bible? In Genesis 9 the word is a war bow, set in the cloud as a promise. And God says who the sign is really meant for.