wisdom

Floating Cities: The Future is Now

In King Solomon’s proverbs, the ocean represents the earliest days of creation – when the voice of wisdom was already in the world. “When he prepared the heavens, I was present,” says the King in...

Proverbs 13:18 – Poverty and Shame to the Foolishly Wise

Proverbs 13:18, foolish, wiseDo you know any know-it-alls? Chances are you couldn’t throw a rock from any street corner without hitting a few. Maybe (gasp) you’re a know-it-all? Sure it’s fun pretending like you know more than everyone else, and you might even believe it, in which case you’ve REALLY got your work cut out for you. God thinks it’s important to receive instruction from wise mentors your entire life. And, no, we don’t know this because we’re really, really smart. We actually learned it from the Book of Proverbs, verses 13:18 to be precise, which reads as follows.

King Solomon’s Temple Mission

King SolomonIt seems that much of the trouble and vexation in this life created by followers of God’s word is a result of losing focus of the primary mission, which is hold God primary and treat him with the humility, awe, respect, and service that is due. You’ve likely heard the story a hundred times before but it bears repeating. King Solomon was in the habit of making grand gestures to God and, one night, after offering a thousand or so burnt offerings, God appeared to him and asked what the King wanted from God.