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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… syllogism (noun) - 1: a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") 2: a subtle, specious, or crafty argument

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The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse

The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse

And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.

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