The Proverbs offer us many truths to add value to our lives and enhance our living. But first and foremost, the book of Proverbs promises to deliver us from evil.
The essential traits of discretion and understanding bear enormous power to keep us out of harm’s way. Since our world is replete with evil of every kind, evil from within and evil from without, we have serious need of avoiding exposure. To completely destroy evil is a lofty dream and a charming idea… but it’s not reality. As followers of God, we cannot change the nature of the world in which we live. We don’t really want to try. [Read more…]
Ernest Hemingway published one of his best known works of fiction, The Sun Also Rises, in 1926. The novel received mixed reviews early on, but has since come to be considered Hemingway’s greatest work.
“My son, if sinners entice you, DO NOT CONSENT.”
Implicit in all wisdom, there is the element of knowledge. One can attain knowledge, and one can attain wisdom, but the manner of attaining is essential to the process. As in all processes, there is a natural, appropriate starting point.