Wisdom Personified – Part I

God is a master writer. He can pack a lot of meaning and power into just a few words. Sometimes, to convey His message, He speaks figuratively in order to help us earthly creatures understand His heavenly truths. The parables are like that. They use illustrations to explain heavenly concepts – and they also separate the true … Continue reading Wisdom Personified – Part I

Don’t Be a Dumb Ox (or Ox Bait) — Proverbs 7

Solomon spends a lot of time admonishing his son about what the Bible calls “strange women.” By that the Bible doesn’t mean strange in the sense of weird. It means strange in the sense of foreign to your God-given personal relationships. (You ever notice how much time God spends on the concept of relationships? Relationships … Continue reading Don’t Be a Dumb Ox (or Ox Bait) — Proverbs 7

How to Ruin Your Life with a Single Handshake

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, … Continue reading How to Ruin Your Life with a Single Handshake

Wisdom’s Bling

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days … Continue reading Wisdom’s Bling