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- 05/11/09
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A Soldier’s Miracle
CBS News brings an interesting story of a rather unlikely recovery. “Lt. Brian Brennan is a walking, talking miracle. There are no other words for it. One year ago today, he lost both his legs to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, and now his mother is watching him learn to run all over again…”
Just Begin to Say
Ray Ortlund quoting Martyn Lloyd-Jones: “Would you like to be rid of this spiritual depression? The first thing you have to do is to say farewell now once and forever to your past… . Never look back at your sins again. Say, ‘It is finished, it is covered by the Blood of Christ.’ That is your first step…”
Why Your Baby’s Name Will Sound Like Everyone Else’s
I love articles like this one. “mma was the most popular baby girl name of 2008, the Social Security Administration announced today, supplanting Emily, which had held the slot for the past 12 years. Both names, though, reflect a much deeper and largely unnoticed naming trend, which has played out over decades.”
Babies on Hold
“Baby-making is a business best left to a booming economy. The full impact won’t be known for months, but there are signs the recession has prospective parents putting off plans to start, or expand, their families…”
Deal of the Day: Puritan Paperback Bundle
For one day only, Monergism Books is offering Banner of Truth’s complete Puritan Paperback Bundle (37 books) for 50% off.
CBS News brings an interesting story of a rather unlikely recovery. “Lt. Brian Brennan is a walking, talking miracle. There are no other words for it. One year ago today, he lost both his legs to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, and now his mother is watching him learn to run all over again…”
Just Begin to Say
Ray Ortlund quoting Martyn Lloyd-Jones: “Would you like to be rid of this spiritual depression? The first thing you have to do is to say farewell now once and forever to your past… . Never look back at your sins again. Say, ‘It is finished, it is covered by the Blood of Christ.’ That is your first step…”
Why Your Baby’s Name Will Sound Like Everyone Else’s
I love articles like this one. “mma was the most popular baby girl name of 2008, the Social Security Administration announced today, supplanting Emily, which had held the slot for the past 12 years. Both names, though, reflect a much deeper and largely unnoticed naming trend, which has played out over decades.”
Babies on Hold
“Baby-making is a business best left to a booming economy. The full impact won’t be known for months, but there are signs the recession has prospective parents putting off plans to start, or expand, their families…”
Deal of the Day: Puritan Paperback Bundle
For one day only, Monergism Books is offering Banner of Truth’s complete Puritan Paperback Bundle (37 books) for 50% off.
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Comments (6)
I found the “babies on hold” article highly instructive, yet unexplored are the economic habits that have put people in a bad position for having children in the first place. In other words, if people really wanted to have more children, I would think that a good deal of previous economic planning, during good economic times, would make sense. But I gather that when times were good, people were not saving for having a child even if the economy turned down. Tells us a lot about our priorities, I think.
Tim, Thanks so much for the heads up on the Puritan Paperback set! Woohoo! Mother’s Day, here I come!
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The article about naming babies is very interesting. When I see how many of my students have the same first name, I always wonder why parents would choose a name that a lot of other parents are choosing. On the other hand, I have to say that names that are too different (especially those with accent marks or capital letters within the name) create a burden for those children because they have to spell and pronounce their name for everyone else the rest of their lives.
I can’t help wondering if that’s Mma, as in the name of the owner of the Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Mma Ramotswe.
It’s “Emma.” I’ve heard this elsewhere. Just a typo!
BTW, Mma isn’t a name in Setswana, it’s roughly the equivalent of “Ms.”, literally meaning “Mother” (as in all adult women are treated with the respect of mothers.)