President & CEO of HOPE International
This week, we passed 40 days since the stay-at-home order went into effect for my hometown of Lancaster, PA. Many of us have been quarantined even longer, and I’m wondering, “Has it really been only 40 days?” Did you know that the Latin root of the word “quarantine” is “forty”? What’s with this number,...
Around this time last year, I celebrated another birthday—and not just any birthday. This was the big one. The 4-Ohhhhnoooo. I went to bed a sprightly 39-year-old and woke up looking like the guy who can’t sleep in a cold medicine commercial. I was finally 40—statistically, my life’s halftime. I’ve played enough soccer...
In the Bible, 40 plays a prominent and recurring role. It crops up everywhere. Many of the best-known stories have the number 40 associated with them: It rained 40 days on Noah. Moses spent 40 years in Egypt, 40 years in Midian, and 40 years post-exodus. When he went up on Mt. Sinai, he...