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adjective:
Capable of being persuaded or moved.
From Latin exorare (to prevail upon), from ex- (out) + orare (to pray, beg).
“Without reform, the result is an exorable middle-class tax increase.”
Jonathan Rauch; A Bad Tax With Good Timing; National Journal
(Washington, DC); Mar 18, 2006.
We hand folks over to God’s mercy, and show none ourselves. -George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), novelist (1819-1880)
lewis8457 on May 06 at 2:47 p.m.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We hand folks over to God’s mercy, and show none ourselves. -George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), novelist (1819-1880)
you know i was thinking just that thought at a funeral i attended several weeks ago. when we die we have a minister stand there and tell our family and friends how we are now in the kingdom of heaven, but how many actually believe that when they are alive?
spokelooneh on May 06 at 9:20 p.m.
“when we die we have a minister stand there and tell our family and friends how we are now in the kingdom of heaven, but how many actually believe that when they are alive?”
-Lewis
Doesn’t matter. The bulk of Christ’s teachings, and most other religions, is about how we should relate to one another IN THIS WORLD.
Those that emphasize the after-life, if there is one, are seriously ignorant about Jesus’s teaching and philosophy.