Monthly Archives: July 2022

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” Zeal is an older term that largely survives in modern English only in reference to a zealot; hardly a term one would want ascribed to themselves.  The related term “jealous” is equally pejorative. Yet within the Bible we find that the term “zeal” […]

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” YHWH – See J – Jahwe Youth is wasted on the young. That’s the saying, anyway. The assumption is that the young do not know yet how carefree and joyful that time of life is, so they cannot appreciate it fully. It seems […]

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” Xenophilia is the “is the love for, attraction to, or appreciation of foreign people, manners, customs, or cultures.” I have more than a bit of xenophilia in me; I enjoy learning other languages, traveling, and experiencing other cultures. Indeed, much of what […]