Wisdom Literature – Page 7 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Generosity – Proverbs 14:20-21

“God created us to be in relationships, and the authors identify four relationships that are essential for life: relationships with the triune God, with self, with others, and with the rest of creation.

Gullibility – Proverbs 14:15

I don’t like to post opinions on Facebook, but I felt I it important to post this: No Fact Check, No Post Christians know three things: Human beings can be sadly depraved and selfish at heart.

Human Intimacy – Proverbs 14:10

In an article about intimacy in marriage at Focus on the Family, the author wrote, “One evening over dinner with a friend, we spoke about intimacy and what it means. She shared a cute little phrase

Risk/Benefit – Proverbs 14:4

With the covid-19 pandemic has come a push to create a vaccine. Simple, right? No. Will the vaccine create other problems, like side effects that might be dangerous? Scientists can anticipate and

Build Your House – Proverbs 14:1

Whenever we visit our son in Boston we end up driving through the Big Dig, the tunnel portion of I-93, designed to improve traffic flow. The construction was plagued with cost overruns and time delays.

Child Discipline – Proverbs 13:24

Spanking, according to Wikipedia, has historically been used by parents to discipline their children, but is waning in popularity as research has shown that it is not effective. Advocates of spanking

Poverty and Injustice – Proverbs 13:23

In their article, The Vicious Circle of Poverty and Injustice, OpenDemocracy.net says, “Too often, the public and policy-makers alike think of poverty as simply a lack of income. In reality, it is

Inheritance – Proverbs 13:22

Quoting the proverb below, ThisDayLive.com says, “It is every parent’s duty to leave an inheritance for their children and even their grandchildren. It does not matter if you are in a good

Wise Company – Proverbs 13:20

HuffPost.com has found that “Companies Led By Moral Bosses Are Actually More Profitable.” “‘I was unprepared to discover how robust the connection really is,” KRW founder Fred

Hopelessness – Proverbs 13:12

“The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) is a 20-item self-report inventory developed by Dr. Aaron T. Beck that was designed to measure three major aspects of hopelessness: feelings about the future, loss

Pretend to Be Poor – Proverbs 13:7,8

TheBalance.com has a ‘revealing’ article on the invisible rich. “If you ever wondered whether you could spot the invisible rich, the answer is that it would be very challenging. That’s

Cull Your Words – Proverbs 13:3

“Take Care Of Your Tongue Like The Way You Take Care Of Gold & Silver.”-(Ali Ibn Abi Talib) “You are master of what you say until you utter it, once you deliver it, you are its captive.”-(Talib)

Anxiety – Proverbs 12:25

Is it possible you could have an anxiety disorder and not know it? Take a self-test. Don’t know how to recognize anxiety in others? Watch this video on recognizing anxiety in someone’s

Ills Befall the Righteous – Proverbs 12:21

On September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked, two of which were flown into the twin towers in New York, one of which was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, and one of which was presumed

Insults – Proverbs 12:16

Neel Burton does a very creditable job of dealing with how to respond to insults. His examples of responding with humor are quite humorous. He tries to cover the bases by dealing with the consequences

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