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Midweek Joke: Out of Work

Today is Memorial Day. Hopefully you have the opportunity today to visit a cemetery and/or a ceremony to honor those who have gone before us. Proverbs 10 gives us a word for today:

This week we have been looking at the book of Proverbs. Proverbs is a collection of practical truths, a collection of sensible answers to all manner of complex difficulties in our human lives. Proverbs is the greatest "how-to" book ever written, and we should have the sense and faith to take Solomon’s lessons to heart. By following the advice in Proverbs, we will discover godliness, blessing, and contentment.The recurring principle of the Book of Proverbs is that those who choose wisdom and...

As we have discussed, the bool of Proverbs contains many topics. If there was one them that could be summarized in Proverbs it is Wisdom. We are continually exhorted in Proverbs to seek wisdom, get wisdom, and understand wisdom. Proverbs also tells us—and repeats it— that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7 and 9:10). Christ is the embodiment of God’s wisdom as expressed in His glorious plan of redemption for mankind. In Christ, “in whom are hidden all the treasures...

Midweek Joke: My co-workers and I received an email from our building maintenance department with the following heads-up: Due to construction activity on Tuesday, the temperature in your office space may be either cooler or warmer than usual; dress accordingly.

It is said knowledge is an accumulation of facts, but wisdom encompasses more. Wisdom is applying knowledge to obtain the best outcome through our words, our actions and our emotions. Wisdom is the ability to see people, events, and situations as God sees them. In the Book of Proverbs, Solomon reveals the mind of God in matters high and lofty and also in common, ordinary, everyday situations, too. It appears that no topic escaped King Solomon’s attention. Matters pertaining to personal...

This week we will look at the book of Proverbs. Summarizing the Book of Proverbs is a bit difficult because there is no particular plot or storyline or main character found in its pages. If we could summarize Proverbs with one word it would be Wisdom—a grand, divine wisdom that transcends the whole of history, peoples, and cultures. The book contains 100s and 1000s of one-liners for human life and relationships. King Solomon is the principal writer of Proverbs. In this book his intention is...

The book of Proverbs contains many wise instructions and advice for us. The counsel of our mother’s is so important that it is spoken twice in the Book of Proverbs. Proverbs 1:8-9Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. When you...