#practical lessons

I am excited to share the news with you all: I start teaching small group lessons on Duolingo!

Here is my first class for intermediate students: How to Pick and Book AirBnB in Russian.

You'll learn:

the advanced vocabulary for furniture and appliances,

what to look at when exploring Eater European Air BnB,

how the houses and apartments in the x-USSR work, and

how to correctly use Genitive with есть/ нет sentences.

Only 4 slots are available.

What would our lyrics say about our enemies?

David loved to sing. The “little” book of Psalms proves this to be true. The Psalms contain numerous types of songs but the book of Psalms isn’t the only place where we can read the lyrics of David’s songs. The book of 2 Samuel actually contains a few psalms of David, particularly songs of sorrow; but what is interesting about these psalms are the subjects of David’s sorrowful tenor: Saul (2…

I went to the doctor’s office this past week to have a bone density test, and see the nurse practitioner. The ladies behind the counter were dressed up and had their faces painted. I didn’t like it at all and thought about leaving. Little did I know what was waiting for me in the examination room area. The walls were covered with black plastic bags, doors were decorated, and wicked looking things…

We encouraged the unfaithful brother to come back to the church. “When I retire, I’m gong to straighten out my life. I’m going to come back,” he replied. Oh, how the church needed him, but more than that, he needed the church. He had a massive heart attack and died before he retired, before he made things right with God.      Another man was a drunk. He had a Godly wife. She begged him to stop…

Imagine for a moment that you received an invitation in the mail to a special banquet in which several important figures would be in attendance. The invitation also specifies that you will be able to choose with whom you want to sit when you arrive. Despite not knowing who the important figures will be, you eagerly make plans to attend.  Now imagine it is the night of the banquet. Upon your…

God can use us all

I am reading the letters that the apostle Paul wrote now and enjoying them very much. It made me think about Paul and him being, what he called, the chief of sinners when he was persecuting Christians.While on the road to Damascus. He was one we probably would have given up on for much less than what he did to persecute Christians. But God can take the meanest, the dirtiest, the ugliest among us…