In this age of the transistor, there is a sense in which God may be said to have given us “transistorized wisdom.” The Book of Proverbs contains hundreds of verses that present truth in the smallest ...
This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, artist-in-residence, and researcher for 36 years, he has been on a mission to ...
A Latin proverb, 'Aquila non capit muscas,' teaches a timeless lesson. It means the eagle does not catch flies. This ancient ...
African proverb of the day explores the message behind the Ethiopian saying “Restless feet might walk you into a snake pit.” ...
This Sunday, the readings highlight the Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition found in Scripture. Wisdom literature takes many forms in the Bible. One form is as a set of “sayings,” aphorisms and proverbs, ...
This Russian proverb emphasizes that rewards always require effort, reminding us that enjoyment and achievement are earned ...
"The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction." — Proverbs 1:7, (World English Bible) I'm going to lay my truth right here on the line. I don't want ...
I’ve grown convinced that we benefit most from the brief. Proverbs are a particularly potent example of brevity. Proverbs are time-honored, distilled wisdom. Here are 18. For each, I amplify or ...
In a world flooded with information, advice remains uniquely human — personal, relational and enduring. To give advice is to ...