Words That Start With "P"
In our Sunday school book study, The Gospel Centered Life, we learned two ways that we “shrink the gospel” in our lives: Pretending and this:
Performing
Every four years the world gathers for the Summer Olympics; in 2024 athletes from all over the world gathered in this city:
Paris, France
The wisemen came baring these three gifts:
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
This is the largest animal in the world:
Blue Whale
While Shaquille O’Neal has many catchphrases for his “Shaq-a-roni” pizza, when you order from Papa Johns you can expect this classic catchphrase:
"Better ingredients, better pizza, Papa Johns"
This children’s book from 1985 is probably more recognized by its 2004 animated Christmas movie by the same name:
The Polar Express
April 8th had hundreds of thousands of people migrating to Indiana for this truly once in a lifetime event:
Total Solar Eclipse
This ruler wanted to kill baby Jesus:
Herod
This is the name for a baby kangaroo:
Joey
Ranging across dozens of different games, this beloved Nintendo character and brother of Luigi introduces himself with this catchphrase:
"It'sa me, Mario!"
Available to adults and teenagers alike, Crossroads’ counseling center goes by this name:
Pathways
2024 contained this special day that takes place at the end of every fourth February.
Leap Day
This many wisemen traveled to see baby Jesus:
UNKNOWN - It doesn’t say!
General science agrees that this farm animal is an even faster learner than dogs and primates:
Pig
In the franchises 4th installment (Avengers: Endgame), Captain America finally brings all of earth’s heroes together with this famous Marvel catchphrase:
"Avengers, assemble."
This short-tailed bird with mostly brown feathers is often associated with a song and a certain kind of fruit-producing tree during the Christmas season:
Partridge
This movie sequel was the highest grossing film of 2024:
Inside Out 2
Mary, Joseph, and Jesus escaped to this country to avoid potential death:
Egypt
Within 10, this is the average number of feathers in a peacock’s tail:
200 (190-210)
In the iconic “Batman: The Dark Night”, Heath Ledger’s Joker became most famous for this repeated catchphrase:
"Why so serious?"
Recognized for its vibrant red and green foliage, this plant is most regularly associated with the Christmas season:
Poinsettia
2024 marked another presidential election year with Donald Trump returning to office: this former Senator will take office as Trump’s Vice President:
JD Vance
You can read about the birth of Jesus (the first Christmas) in these two Gospels:
Matthew & Luke
While the fastest animal on land is the cheetah, the fastest animal amongst the entire animal kingdom is this winged animal:
Peregrine Falcon
At the end of the theme song, or when feeling enthusiastic, Fred Flintstone yells this catchphrase:
“Yabba dabba doo!”