Posts Tagged ‘Words’
The Power of Words
I was surprised to hear in a song recently the line “Love doesn’t need any words.” The song went on to say that love is “proven by the things we do and not say — for actions speak louder than words.” Well, it’s true that actions can belie words. It’s true that actions and words…
Read MoreWords for Well-Being
Have you ever been hurt by something someone said? Or even worse, have you hurt someone deeply by something you blurted out? Maybe that heartache you felt caused you to hurl hurtful words at someone else too. When will all this stop? Proverbs 12:18 can help you and me stop hurting people and start helping…
Read MoreWhat Is a Helpmeet?
What is a helpmeet? Or, for that matter, what is a helpmate? According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, “helpmate” is “altered from helpmeet.” It is called a “ghost word, from the Biblical translation of Latin adjutoriumsimile sibi [Gen. ii:18] as ‘an help meet (i.e. fit) for him’ (Hebrew ‘ezer keneghdo ), which already by 1673…
Read MoreWhat’s in a Word?
Edward M. Panosian This article comes to us from the pages of Faith for the Family, originally published in 1974. Some of the terms discussed in the article have shifted their meaning since that time, but that shifting nature of language is precisely the point the article is making. In consequence, you will have to…
Read MoreLet’s Be Careful
Wally Morris I’ve noticed in our increasingly pluralistic and diverse American culture, and even in that part of Christianity we call “Bible-believing”, that the casual and imprecise use of language is becoming a serious problem.
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