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Charles Sanders Peirce gave the modern world a word — pragmatism — and lived to watch it stolen. What returned to him under that name was looser, friendlier, more obliging than the careful method he had built. So in 1905 he invented an uglier word, pragmaticism, ugly enough, he hoped, that no one would want to kidnap it. The new word changed nothing. The hijacking was complete.

In 1969, Bernard Calloway Shute was acquitted of incitement to riot. In 1971, he filed to have his name removed from Indiana’s criminal index. The request was received. It was never cleared. More than fifty years later, Bernard’s daughter discovers the still-active record during a nursing program background check—uncovering a forgotten correction queue buried inside the state’s records system.

The Bible becomes easier to read when every verse finally makes sense. Mark Decoded is a beginner-friendly Bible study guide for listeners who want to understand the Book of Mark without feeling confused, overwhelmed, or stuck on older Bible wording. This book takes the original KJV text and breaks it down sentence by sentence into clear, modern language, making scripture easier to follow while still honoring the original Bible text. Instead of listeners to a verse over and over wondering what it means, you can move through the Gospel of Mark with more clarity, confidence, and understanding.