There are competing theories about the etymological root for “testimony.” Testis was apparently a latin word for “witness,” but referring more specifically to a third person who stands apart and speaks disinterestedly. “Testimony” could also share its roots with our word “testes,” suggesting that it may come from the ritual in some ancient cultures to swear […]
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One (Christian) Testimony
I was born in late 1957, so from that you know I grew up in the ‘60’s, and was a teenager in the ‘70’s. You would also know something of the influences on me from the fact that I was an army brat. My father was in the military until after I had left for […]
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