Mar
31
Posted by Amber
Amy Jane at Untangling Tales writes a fabulous analogy between sin and dirty diapers, and encourages us to remember our iniquity and how detestable it is to God every time we have to change one. Read more here. Personally, I thought it was a great analogy and a good reminder. (Even if analogies do break down at some point!)
Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
Mar
18
Posted by Amber
I wonder if my high school English teacher ever considered the possibility that my vocabulary level could determine my ability to help feed a hungry person. Hm. Probably Not. 
Free Rice is a non-profit organization with two goals:
- Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
- Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
Free Rice displays a vocabulary word with 4 possible answers. Each correct word accrues a donation of 20 grains of rice. For every three words you get right the vocabulary level increases in difficulty. For every word you get wrong the level goes down a step. They claim that there are “55 levels in all, but it is rare for people to get much above level 48.”
Is that a challenge?
By the way, I found this through a sidebar button at Pensieve. (Thanks!) Check them out, it’s pretty neat.
Mar
15
Posted by Amber
A little bit of Saturday linkage for you.. Enjoy!
And these are really good, too:
