30 The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I...

Since yesterday was Palm Sunday, I thought it would be fun to look at the etymology of the word palm. Not shockingly, it's been in English a long time--since the 1300s. And it comes from a root that means "flat." So in reference to the palm of the hand, it's...

Did you know that peruse is its own opposite? In the late 1400s, the word peruse was created to mean "to go through something with extreme detail or careful scrutiny." It comes from per- (completely) combined with use. By the 1530s, it was applied specifically to...

If you've ever been a child (especially one with a sibling) or had children or been a classroom full of children, chances are you've encountered a situation like this: there has been an argument. It seems HUGE. There have been oaths sworn about never talking to...