“Just Keep Silent!” “People rarely take advice, unless they have to pay for it.” –Unknown “The trouble with good advice is that it usually interferes with your plans.”—Traditional “Good advice is what your own kids disregard but save to give to their kids.” –Traditional “There is… a time to keep silence, and a time to… Continue reading Do NOT Offer Unsolicited Advice
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Hiding Behind Women and Children
The Faith and Foolishness of Jacob GENESIS 33:1-17 Hiding Behind Women and Children Genesis 33:1-3 1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. Having wrestled with the… Continue reading Hiding Behind Women and Children
How to Find Wisdom
Based on the promise of God to give wisdom, the first point that can be made is that wisdom begins by fearing God. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding” (Prov. 9:10). One person who received wisdom from God was James, the half-brother of… Continue reading How to Find Wisdom
