1. How cars work.
2. Why people talk about the weather.
3. Facebook.
4. How civilized people can break their marriage vows and remarry and say God is in it.
5. Why it’s easier to understand Polish than to speak it.
6. How bright turquoises and reds and fuchsias soothe my soul.
7. Why reading Schindler’s List is harrowing me more than when I toured Auschwitz.
7. Redemption.
8. Why general society thinks any alternative lifestyle is acceptable, but a counter-culture Christian life-style is not.
9. God’s patience with the people who carry His reputation.
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Excellent post!
For what it’s worth, it’s my opinion that some other languages I’ve heard are also easier to understand than to speak.
Re #6, maybe you miss the fuchsia plants in Ireland? 🙂
Have a good weekend,
David