The full lyrics of Be Thou My Vision, what “naught be all else to me” and “High King of Heaven” mean, how an ancient Irish poem became an English hymn, and its public-domain status.
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What Is Brain Rot? The Phrase Is From 1854, Not TikTok
What is brain rot? Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year was first written down in 1854. Where it came from, what a review of 98,299 people found, and what helps.
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“A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words”: It Wasn’t Confucius
Who said “a picture is worth a thousand words”? Not Confucius. The oldest known use is an American editor in 1911. Ad men added the Chinese label later.
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Meaning: Who Really Got Rescued
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine meaning, read closely: the old man on the pavement is not the one that rescue saves. Look at who stops, and who is told to.
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The Dutch King Ordered a Slavery Study of His Own Family. Then He Read It.
The Dutch king slavery study found his family shares responsibility for centuries of slavery. What he said next shows how guilt and responsibility differ.
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Rhema Meaning: The Spoken Word Mary Kept in Her Heart
Rhema meaning: the Greek word for a spoken word, a saying, even a thing that happens. Luke uses it three times around one manger, and Mary kept every one.
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Jeff Van Note Dies at 80: 18 Years of Giving the Ball Away
Jeff Van Note, the Falcons’ 262nd draft pick turned six-time Pro Bowl center, died at 80. For 18 years his job was to touch the ball first, then give it away.
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What Is the Oldest Song in the World? Nobody Agrees How It Sounds
What is the oldest song in the world? A 3,400-year-old clay tablet from Syria holds the oldest written tune, but scholars still cannot agree how it sounds.
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Does God Have a Sense of Humor? Look at Who God Laughs At
Does God have a sense of humor? Three psalms say God laughs, and never at the weak. The same Hebrew word also means play. Here is who God really laughs at.
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What Is the 50/30/20 Rule? A Simple Budget, and a Very Old Fifth
What is the 50/30/20 rule? How the budget splits take-home pay into needs, wants and savings, where it breaks down, and the very old story behind its 20%.