With Wisdom Comes Sorrow…16I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.” 17So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this...
The Hebrew word has many English spelling variations with traditionalists preferring Chanukah as it comes closest to its proper pronunciation of the Hebrew word and Hebrew letters. As for “Xmas,” which I’ve traditionally disliked as it removes the real reason for the season, I’m happy to...
Audio Bible ContextWith Wisdom Comes Sorrow12I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them! 14I have seen all the things that...
Goliath comes mightily armed against David, with a helmet of brass upon his head, a coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels of brass, greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders, a spear, whose staff was like a weaver’s beam, and the spear’s hea...
8 For the age that is honorable comes not with the passing of time, nor can it be measured in terms of years.9 Rather, understanding passes for gray hair, and an unsullied life is the attainment of old age.10 [b]The one who pleased God was loved, living among sinners, was ...
8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." (2:6-8)Verse 7 describes this wisdom with two modifiers: "secret" and "hidden.""Secret" (NIV, NRSV), "mystery" (KJV). The word is mystērion, "a hidden thing,...
He earned a place alongside Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan – many of whom he played with. In that context he developed his talent for enigmatic, evocative lyrics. But as far as I’m concerned, none of his real greatness comes from that period. If he had died as young as Janis...
Eric has his own story, which began with a lot of pain. When his mother discovered the seriousness of his disability, she was devastated and heartbroken; she did not want a child like him! Both mother and Eric were wounded. His mother kept him at home until the age of four, but she...
ACTS 17:10-11 The Bereans "...received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." COL 1:9&10 "...to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual und
This understanding is not merely intellectual but involves moral and spiritual insight that comes from living in accordance with God's will. In the biblical narrative, those who possess this understanding are often depicted as wise and discerning, able to navigate life's complexities with integrity ...