Wisdom Literature – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

True Blessedness – Psalm 1

Psalm 1 is a wisdom psalm, a psalm designed to instruct in the fear of Yahweh. The psalm is structured as a contrast between the righteous and the wicked, the two kinds of people in the world. The

Selfless Leadership – Proverbs 31:3-9

In a May 2019 USAToday.com article on sexual assault in the military it was reported that there was an increase of assaults of 38% from 2016 to 2018. And not surprisingly, alcohol was in involved in

Learning From God’s Creation – Proverbs 30:24-28

Ligonier Ministries describes the rock badger for us: Rock badgers are small creatures about the size of a hare. They live among the rocks surrounding the Dead Sea and in other rocky locales in Palestine

Mystery and No Mystery – Proverbs 30:18-20

In 1862, Lewis Douglass wrote his future wife, Amelia Loguen: “Men and women talk of love, can anyone describe it? Can anyone give the reason why one person loves another to the exclusion of everyone

Futility of Life – Proverbs 30:15b-16

As of November 24, 2020, over 9,279 fires have burned 4,359,517 acres (1,764,234 ha), more than 4% of the state’s roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded

Kinds of Sinners – Proverbs 30:11-14

So a punk rocker, a Pharisee, a politician, and Genghis Kahn walked into bar… There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. There are those who are clean in their own eyes

Model Moderation – Proverbs 30:7-9

Principle #10 of the Sixteen Principles of Societal Human Values, by Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo, is zé nor la tsö dzin pa. The Tibetan words here literally mean “measuring out”, or “calculating”

Fear of Persecutors – Proverbs 29:25-26

According to CatholicWorldReport.com, in June of 2020 “Pope Francis…encouraged Christians to fear sin, not the hostility, violence, or persecution they may face when sharing the Gospel with

Need for Prophecy – Proverbs 29:18

Helen Calder has some timely words about how to evaluate “dark” prophecies, prophecies that give a warning. She gives five principles: 1) Check, “What is the Purpose of this Prophecy?”

Vent or Hold Back – Proverbs 29:11

TheFreeDictionary.com gives these two definitions of venting: 1) Forceful expression or release of pent-up thoughts or feelings: give vent to one’s anger, 2) An opening permitting the escape of

Hardness of Heart – Proverbs 28:14

The book of Job is one of my favorites. Throughout, Job’s friends are trying to convince him that his experiences of suffering are from the hand of God for Job’s sinfulness. Job has not sinned,

Confession – Proverbs 28:13

Here is a list of 100 Scriptures about confession of sin. Kind of an important issue for believers. It was the make or break issue in king David’s life (2 Samuel 12), and he wrote two psalms

Righteous Boldness – Proverbs 28:1

He knew that to proclaim Jesus as Messiah to his fellow synagogue members, a radical group of Israelites, called the “freedmen,” was sure to get him in trouble. And he did. The high council

Test of Character – Proverbs 27:21

Tom Sawyer, the hero of the Mark Twain novel by the same name, is mistaken for dead and that Sunday at church people, young and old alike, begin to recall poor Tom and eulogize him. The best one boy

Forcing Spirituality – Proverbs 27:14

I find these words chilling and wonder how and why it could happen and whether it could happen again: Christianity was a minority religion during much of the middle Roman Classical Period, and the early

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