WEEKLY WORD INTRODUCTION Often when we want to say that something can’t be easily changed we say it is “etched in stone.” That phrase had a literal meaning for the Jewish people. When Moses came down from the mountain, he was carrying stone tablets written by the...
WEEKLY WORD INTRODUCTION Most of us have special traditions for our family holidays. Someone recently said that a tradition in our American culture is something we have done for two years in a row! We get a little sentimental over our family’s special ways of doing things,...
WEEKLY WORD INTRODUCTION When I was growing up, I often witnessed a scene that was always saddening to me. There was a man in a nearby town who was profoundly retarded. When I drove by his house, he was usually playing in a large sandbox in his...
