- Cornerstone Matt 21:42
- Saviour Luke 2:11
- Lamb of God John 1:29
- I am John 8:58
- Good Shepherd John 10:11
- Head of the church Eph 1:22
- High priest Heb 3:1, 8:1,2
- The Almighty Rev 1:8
- King of kings Rev 17:14
- Alpha and Omega Rev 22:13
Lists of Ten
Saturday, 7 June 2025
Titles of the Lord Jesus Christ
Beatles songs containing the word little
- I Feel Fine [I'm so glad that she's my little girl]
- Run For Your Life [little girl throughout the song]
- Thank You Girl [I know little girl / Only a fool would doubt our love]
- Twist and Shout [You know you twist, little girl]
- Dear Prudence [Dear Prudence, let me see you smile? / Dear Prudence, like a little child]
- Every little thing
- Little Child
- With a little help from my friends
- All together now [One, two, three, four / Can I have a little more?]
- I'm so tired [You know I'd give you everything I've got / For a little peace of mind]
Saturday, 1 March 2025
Famous People Named After Famous People
- Martin Luther King, civl rights leader named for the Reformer
- John Calvin Coolidge, American president named for the Reformer
- George Washington Carver, agricultural scientisit and inventor named for the first American president
- Grover Cleveland Alexander, baseball playe named for the American president
- Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, musician named for the American president
- William Bramwell Booth, founder of the Savation Army named for a Methodist leader
- John Wesley Hardin, wildwest outaw named for a Methodist leader
- James Dean Bradfield, rock musician named for the actor
- John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincolnn named for the readical English politician (a distant relative)
- Cassius Marcellus Clay, birth name of boxer Muhammed Ali named for the American planter, politician, abolitionist and ambassador
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
Izzard Words
- Izzard (zed)
- Blizzard (severe snowstorm)
- Dizzard (foolish person)
- Gizzard (part of a bird's stomach)
- Lizard (reptile)
- Nizzard (someone from Nice or dialect spoken there)
- Quizard (slang for someone good at quizzes)
- Scissored (cut with scissors)
- Vizard (mask or disguise)
- Wizard (man with magical powers)
Friday, 5 July 2024
Uniquely Named Parliaments
- Model Parliament 1295 (a model for later parliaments)
- Good Parliament 1376 (due to the sincere efforts by its members to reform the government)
- Bad Parliament 1377 (because it undid the work of the Good Parliament)
- Blessed Parliament 1604-1610 (the view of Londoners at least)
- Addled Parliament 1614 (it passed no bills)
- Useless Parliament 1625 (it transacted no significant business)
- Short Parliament Apr 1640 (it lasted only three weeks)
- Barebone's (Little or Saints') Parliament 1653 (Praise-God Barebone, MP for the City of London)
- Cavalier (Pensioner) Parliament 1661-1679 (overwhelmingly royalist and the longest ever)
- Loyal Parliament 1685 (at the outset most MPs were loyal to the new king, James II)
(The terms Convention, Long, Oxford and Rump are used for more than one Parliament. Also note the Mad Parliament 1258, Montfort's Parliament 1264, Parliament of Whitebands 1321, the Wonderful Parliament 1386, the Merciless Parliament 1388, the Unlearned or Dnces Parliament 1404, the Fire and Faggot Parliament 1414, the Black Parliament 1523)
Friday, 21 June 2024
People with a middle initial that does not stand for a name
1. Ulysses S Grant. Union Army general and 18th President of the US. Originally called Hiram Ulysses Grant but an error when he went to West Point military academy left him with this name.
2. Harry S Truman. Thirty-third President of the US. Given the S on his birth certificate by his parents as a compromise between two grandparents, Shipp and Solomon.
3. J K Rowling. Born Joanne Rowling, when Bloomsbury first published her they wanted two initials on her book rather than her first name, so as not to put off boy readers. She chose K for Kathleen, from her grandmother, the name she now uses for formal purposes.
4. Iain M Banks. Published The Wasp Factory and two more books without the initial, then used the M for his science fiction titles. His parents intended Menzies to be his middle name but made a mistake registering him.
5. Booker T Jones of the band Booker T and the MGs. Named for Booker T Washington but in his case the T stands for no name.
6. David O Selznick. Producer Gone with the Wind. Born with no middle initial he added one because he fancied it.
7. Benoit B Mandelbrot. The B is a maths joke. Mandelbrot invented the word fractal to describe patterns that repeat themselves infinitely.
8. Michael J Fox. There was already a Michael Fox registered with the Screen Actors Guild and Fox didn’t like his real middle initial, A for Andrew.
9. Russell T Davies. The re-inventor of Doctor Who was born Stephen Russell Davies. The T was chosen at random to distinguish him from the Radio 4 presenter.
10. Harry H Corbett. Played the son in Steptoe and Son, and added the H, which he said stood for “Hennyfink”, to avoid confusion with the other one, creator of the glove puppet Sooty.
PS Johnny Cash was christened John R Cash but the R was dropped when he served in the military.
Saturday, 8 June 2024
The New Testament Figure Barnabas
- He was a Jewish man
- He was from the priestly tribe of Levi
- His name was Joseph
- He was nicknamed Barnabas (son of encouragement) by the Apostles
- He was wealthy but generous; he sold a field and gave the proceeds to the Apostles
- He was from Cyprus but moved to Jerusalem
- He was cousin to John Mark
- He was a pastor in Antioch
- He was the one who went to Tarsus and brought Paul to Antioch
- He accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey
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He was a Jewish man He was from the priestly tribe of Levi His name was Joseph He was nicknamed Barnabas (son of encouragement) by the Apost...
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Model Parliament 1295 (a model for later parliaments) Good Parliament 1376 (due to the sincere efforts by its members to reform the governme...