Month: August 2022

This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life.  (Deuteronomy 30:19, NIV 1984).

My Musings – Oxymoron, a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.  Like “do nothing.”  Here are a few more.

• They were the victims of an apparent burglary, but nothing was “found missing. “
• No one was the least bit surprised, as it was an “open secret.” 
• The disturbance caused a “small crowd” to gather. 
• He was caught by surprise but did his best to “act naturally.”  
• It was a huge disappointment leaving her feeling “fully empty.”  
• They were very pleased to have found an “original copy.”  
• You are allowed to get “together” as long as you socially “distance.”  
• Things began to get out of hand and turned “pretty ugly” in “no time.”

“Life and death…