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

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WFT- shibboleth

Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Brady

Even more so than our last “Word for Thought”, copacetic, the origins of the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 26th are Hebraic.  The word was shibboleth.
1 : catchword, slogan
2 : a widely held belief or truism
3 : a custom or usage regarded as distinctive of a particular group
 
M-W’s background on the word:
The Bible’s [...]

WFT- copacetic

Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Brady

Whoah, dude!  The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 23rd was, like, wayyy cool.  It was, uh… uh…
Oh, yeah… copacetic!  \koh-puh-SET-ik\
That means “very satisfactory”, dude.  Sweeeet.
 
OK, yes, the word is often associated with “dudes” from the valley because of its prevalent use during various movies of the 80’s and early 90’s but its use [...]

Follow Your Heart? G-d forbid!

Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Brady

I came across an article today and as I read it I was grieved in my soul.
The article, entitled “Go Ahead and Follow Your Heart. God Wants You To“, was on the blog site named PersonalFinanceByTheBook.com.
Upon reading the title a handful of verses immediately came to mind.  Chief among them was this:
“The heart is more [...]

WFT- archetype

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 16th was archetype [AHR-kih-type].
the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype; also : a perfect example
 
This is the etymological information they provided on the word:
“Archetype” derives via Latin from the Greek adjective “archetypos” (”archetypal”), formed from [...]

WFT-eclectic

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 9th was eclectic.
1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles
2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous
 
M-W provided this background on the word:
“Eclectic” comes from a Greek verb meaning “to select” and was originally applied to ancient [...]

WFT- licit

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 4th was licit.
conforming to the requirements of the law : not forbidden by law : permissible
 
In their “Did you know?” section they provided this:
“Licit” is far less common than its antonym “illicit,” but you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the former is the older of [...]

A Cookie Cutter Faith?

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 by Brady

A dear brother in the Lord shared this with me the other day: http://vimeo.com/11501569

“Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.
This amusing and yet disturbing video depicts the common pattern of a non-denominational church service.  It was created by the media group of North Point Community Church as a lampoon of the cookie cutter nature [...]

WFT- proscribe

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for February 25th was proscribe.
1 : outlaw
2 : to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful
 
They provided this information regarding the origins of the word:
“Proscribe” and “prescribe” each have a Latin-derived prefix that means “before” attached to the verb “scribe” (from “scribere,” meaning “to write”). Yet the two words have [...]

WFT- logomachy

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 by Brady

The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for February 23rd was logomachy. (loh-GAH-muh-kee)
1 : a dispute over or about words
2 : a controversy marked by verbiage
They provided this background on the word:
It doesn’t take much to start people arguing about words, but there’s no quarrel about the origin of “logomachy.” It comes from the Greek roots [...]

Honor the Aged

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 by Brady

What is sin?  Sin occurs when a person violates G-d’s Law (1 John 3:4).  When we violate G-d’s commandments, either those given broadly in Scripture (e.g. do not commit murder) or those given directly to us as individuals by the Holy Spirit (e.g. “go minister to that guy sitting by himself in the cafeteria”), we [...]