Wisdom

I’m a guest at the WINE blog today… talking about wine and music and wisdom

A little proverb in the book of Sirach gets me started… “Wine and music gladden the heart, but the love of wisdom is better than both.” —Sirach 40:20 Ah, wine and music! Two of my favorite things! Yet the proverb from Sirach offers much to consider as we examine the love of wisdom. The sound of a…

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“Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 (a journal entry plus photos)

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” – Ps 90:12- That’s what I want. A heart of wisdom. I’ve desired that since giving my heart to Jesus Christ as a young teen. That was probably the first wise thing I’ve ever done. I’m a middle aged woman…

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On writing, keeping God first, and Elizabeth Scalia’s new book: Strange Gods

There’s a simple line from the Book of Wisdom, that comes from Solomon’s prayer for wisdom… “For both we and our words are in his Hand.” (Wisdom 7:16 rsv) One of the things I love about God is that He is a Creator, and very much, a writer. The Bible is his book. He wrote…

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