August 01, 2010 / 21 Av 5770.  Parashah:ראה (Re'eh)

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Open my eyes that I may behold wonderful things from your Torah

In the scroll of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will, O my G-d; Your Torah is within my heart.- Psalm 40:7-8

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WFT- noetic

Monday, January 18th, 2010 by Brady

With the launch of the site in mid-December, holidays, travelling to visit family, and getting back into the swing of work I have been slow to catch up on my “Words For Thought” articles.  Monday, January 18th had a rather interesting word so I decided to write on it before catching up on the other [...]

Think About What You Are Saying

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Brady

I have posted a number of articles under the category of “Words for Thought”. Part of the purpose in writing those articles is to share interesting insights into words that are often unusual. Today I would like to focus on words from a different perspective: words that are common in our society but that we [...]

Colossians 2:16-17

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Brady

The Psalm 119:18.org team was recently asked about Colossians 2:16-17 after the following comment was shared with one of the authors:
Regarding Col 2:16, some hold that Paul was merely teaching that believers have a choice as to which day of the week they observe the Sabbath, while others believe Paul meant that our liberty extends [...]

WFT- tribulation

Saturday, August 8th, 2009 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for July 31st was tribulation.
 distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution; also : a trying experience
There are a number of passages regarding tribulation mentioned in Scripture.
Messiah gives us words of warning…
 Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all [...]

WFT- con amore

Saturday, August 8th, 2009 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for July 29th was con amore
(pronounced kahn uh MOR ee).
1 : with love, devotion, or zest
2 : in a tender manner — used as a direction in music
This was the etymology they provided:
“No matter what the object is, whether business, pleasures, or the fine arts; whoever pursues them to [...]

Debunking the Myths- Saturday or Sunday? Part 2

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 by Brady

Did the Sabbath Day Change to Sunday in the New Covenant?  Part 2
In the first part of this series we examined passages from Scripture that spoke of the apostles meeting on “the first day of the week”.  In this second portion we will examine Scriptural references to the “day of the Lord” to see if [...]

Debunking the Myths- Saturday or Sunday? Part 1

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 by Brady

In a previous article we discovered the myth that Sabbath observance has been abolished does not match the testimony of Scripture.
In this series we will examine the question “Did the Sabbath Day Change to Sunday in the New Covenant?”  I know the opinion of some is “yes!” and the opinion of others is “no!”  Let’s [...]

"Fullfill" in Matthew 5

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 by Brady

I found this excellent analysis of Matthew 5 that included this observation:

“Fulfill” in Matthew
The verb “fulfill” is used 16 times in Matthew. Of the 13 times where the word is used in the passive voice, 12 are used in expressing the ‘fulfillment’ of prophecy, and one relates to a boat being filled with fish (13:48). [...]

WFT- hyperbole

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for July 27th was hyperbole
[hye PER buh lee] which they defined as:
extravagant exaggeration
M-W provided this background on the word:
In the 5th century B.C. there was a rabble-rousing Athenian, a politician named Hyperbolus, who often made exaggerated promises and claims that whipped people into a frenzy. But even though it [...]

WFT- quaff

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for July 27th was quaff.
to drink deeply
In addition to the definition they provided this:
Nowadays, “quaff” has an old-fashioned, literary sound to it. For more contemporary words that suggest drinking a lot of something, especially in big gulps and in large quantity, you might try “drain,” “pound,” or “slug.” If [...]