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2 Corinthians: 8

2 Corinthians Chapter 8 1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; 2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance…

free will

(Encyclopedia) free will, in philosophy, the doctrine that an individual, regardless of forces external to him, can and does choose at least some of his actions. The existence of free will is…

Brewer's: Loving Cup

On the introduction of Christianity, the custom of wassailing was not abolished, but it assumed a religious aspect. The monks called the wassail bowl the poculum caritatis (loving cup), a…

Brewer's: Grass Widow

was anciently an unmarried woman who has had a child, but now the word is used for a wife temporarily parted from her husband. The word means a grace widow, a widow by courtesy. (In French…

The Divine Comedy: Paradiso: Canto XXXII

Paradiso: Canto XXXIParadiso: Canto XXXIIIParadiso: Canto XXXII Absorbed in his delight, that contemplator Assumed the willing office of a teacher, And gave beginning to these holy…

What's an Analogy?

by Ann RecknerAn analogy is a type of word problem that often appears on standardized tests. It is made up of two word pairs, like this: GRACEFUL : CLUMSY :: late : _______ Your goal in…

Millard Evelyn TYDINGS, Congress, MD (1890-1961)

Senate Years of Service: 1927-1951 Party: Democrat TYDINGS Millard Evelyn , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., April 6, 1890; attended the…