“Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories.”  ~John Wilmot Any parent, worth his or her salt, will readily admit to ignorance on any number of subjects –… Continue reading

The concept of the fear of the Lord has only relatively recently come into some disrepute and distaste. Somehow it does not find a comfortable seat at the table of our kind and gentle theologies where a grandfather God presides… Continue reading

The author of Proverbs crescendos his litany of purpose for compiling the teachings contained therein with this goal in Proverbs 1:6, “To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.” The implication seems… Continue reading

Why do wise people get wiser? It is because they listen and commit themselves to a lifetime of learning. It is because they are not afraid to get guidance and counsel. They are discerning enough to know that they don’t… Continue reading

We must be taught to be subtle. It is an art form. It is a delicate touch, a certain finesse with which we exercise discretion and restraint because we have lived long enough and learned enough to know how. The… Continue reading

You can discuss this post at The Religion Forum. I was just browsing, looking for that quote from Aeschylus on the awful grace of God. Naturally, most links were to Bobby Kennedy’s speech on that terrible night in 1968 when he… Continue reading

I read the Proverbs for instructions because the proverbs contained therein were written for instruction of a very specific kind. They were written to teach us how to live. They were given to show us how to deal wisely with… Continue reading

Two big questions related to the acquisition of wisdom are:     Will I know it when I see it?     What am I going to do with and about it when I get it? If we answer those two questions, we in… Continue reading

I have read the biblical book of Proverbs many times. The sayings contained within remain fresh, penetrating, and practical. If I am discussing them in a business context, they are the best advice on productivity in all of literature. In… Continue reading