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.
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Crossing the Rubicon Meaning: Caesar Crossed Once. Jesus Chose Daily.
Crossing the Rubicon meaning: a step you cannot take back. See what Caesar really did in 49 BC, and why Luke shows Jesus making a harder kind of choice.
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Eleventh Hour Meaning: The Late Workers Got Full Pay
Eleventh hour meaning: today it means a close call. In Jesus’ story, the eleventh-hour workers weren’t late. Nobody had hired them, and they got full pay.
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What Is Groupthink? 8 Signs, and What One Honest Voice Changes
What is groupthink? It is when a group wants to agree so much that it stops checking its own ideas. See the 8 signs, real examples and how to avoid it.