<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>to die for Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <atom:link href="https://dianaderringer.com/tag/to-die-for/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/to-die-for/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:18:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-derringer_headshotsm-32x32.png</url> <title>to die for Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/to-die-for/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>To Die For</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/to-die-for/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/to-die-for/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 23:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[die]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firefighters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God's love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idiom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idioms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[missionaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[police]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self-improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[to die for]]></category> <category><![CDATA[veterans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://dianaderringer.com/?p=6298</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>My sister-in-law recently described a pie to die for. She told how it: Looks Tastes Makes her feel Anything to die for seems very important. People want it because it: Looks wonderful Makes them happy Has great value Most people will not actually die for a piece of pie (or other food). However, they will pay a high price for it. They want it that much. Besides food, items to die for might include: Clothing Jewelry Cars Houses Trips None...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/to-die-for/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/to-die-for/">To Die For</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6299 aligncenter" src="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/To-Die-For.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="343" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/To-Die-For.jpg 450w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/To-Die-For-300x229.jpg 300w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/To-Die-For-354x270.jpg 354w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" />My sister-in-law recently described a pie to die for. She told how it:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Looks</li> <li>Tastes</li> <li>Makes her feel</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Anything to die for seems very important. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong> </strong>People want it because it:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Looks wonderful</li> <li>Makes them happy</li> <li>Has great value</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Most people will not actually die for a piece of pie (or other food). </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">However, they will pay a high price for it. They want it that much.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Besides food, items to die for might include:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Clothing</li> <li>Jewelry</li> <li>Cars</li> <li>Houses</li> <li>Trips</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">None of those is worth people giving their lives.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>However, many people will die for what they believe. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">A few who go <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/beyond-the-call-of-duty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beyond the call of duty</a> include:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cost-an-arm-and-a-leg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veterans</a></li> <li>Missionaries</li> <li>Police officers and firefighters</li> <li>Others who protect family and friends</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>God loved the world enough to send Jesus to die for it. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Jesus died so <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/about-2/my-faith-journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anyone who follows him can have eternal life</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8 NIV).</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> Thanks to Melissa Scott Taylor for the suggestion and to Winona Smith for the photo of one of her wonderful pies.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you have an expression you want explained? 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