The Oxford English Dictionary is a 20-volume behemoth. If you dive in you better be wearing a life preserver. It's going to take a long time to swim to the other side. There are 500,000 words, 290,000 main entries, and 249,300 etymologies.
I have been on the run ... Boca to Miami to Sao Paulo to Campinas to Rio to Niteroi to Rio to Campinas. Saturday I am going back to Sao Paulo and then home on Monday. In the meantime I have had the privilege of preaching in Igreja Presbiteriana da Gávea (Rio) and Igreja Presbiteriana Betania em S. Francisco (Niteroi). Yesterday I brought a message for the Church Planting Conference here in Campinas. It has been a rich and rewarding time.
Because I am preparing to leave for Brazil -- and need this message again -- I am reposting this piece about sleep. Rest well.
Scientists cannot directly observe black holes, but they can infer their existence. They do this by examining the impact of gravity's relentless pull. I can appreciate that. I only need to "look within" to verify the black hole in my heart.
