“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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Latest Posts

  • Add Value to What You Already Know

    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

  • Wiser and Wiser

    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

  • STEP UP DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS: Week of January 19-25 January 19 –(Mat 7:24 KJV) “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock” – There… Continue reading

  • The Discreet Elegance of Prudence

    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

  • STEP UP Devotions for January 12-18

    STEP UP DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS Week of January 12-18   January 12 –(Mat 7:15 KJV) “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” – The Bible nowhere advocates naiveté that makes His… Continue reading

  • The Land of Beginning Again

    Louise was the wife of playwright Boot Tarkington. He died in 1946. They married in 1902 and had a daughter, Laurel in 1906. He was an alcoholic and she divorced him in 1911. Laurel developed schizophrenia and died of pneumonia… Continue reading

  • Wisdom through the Awful Grace of God

    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

  • Instructions for Living

    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

  • To Know Wisdom

    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

  • The Solomon Factor

    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

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