The 18th century French philosopher Voltaire wrote, “Common sense is not so common.” I wonder if he was thinking of our age when he offered that social critique. Probably not! My guess is that every age could claim that title. Unfortunately, common sense has rarely been all that common. Read: [...]
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Proverbs
Proverbs, Chapter 1: “You ignorant outfit!” If I heard that scathing remark from my red-faced-vein-in-the-forehead-about-to-explode father once when I was growing up, I heard it a couple dozen times. Obviously my childhood home wasn’t one of those touchy-feely places where mom and dad gave a whole lot of thought to [...]
Read Proverbs 1 The Attainment Of Wisdom “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” Proverbs 1:7 Nobody sets out in life to be a fool. No kid ever says, “You know, when I grow up, I want to be an idiot!” [...]
“Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.” (Proverbs 22:1) Thoughts… If I were writing this Proverb today, I would add fame to the mix alongside riches. Fame and riches are the twin gods at which our culture now bows [...]
“The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.” –Proverbs 10:9 Food For Thought… The old adage states, “honesty is the best policy.” For many of us, that value was taught from the very beginning in our homes. And over the years, whether [...]
