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The events of human life are mixed and conflicting, yet all remain under the direction of the Great Father.
In the autumn of 1937, a thirty-one-year-old German pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer sat at his desk in Finkenwalde, a small town in Pomerania, putting the...
The Baptist rebuked Herod without provoking his anger, which reveals he spoke with gravity, temperance, sincerity, and genuine goodwill toward the king.
The Husbandman planted a choice vine on a fruitful hill, fenced it carefully, built a watchtower, and hewn a winepress—yet it brought forth wild grapes (*beushim*, worthless fruit) instead of the expected harvest of righteousness.
The rich man perverse in his ways lacks this wisdom entirely.
Some suppose we must love our neighbour with the same *selfish* affection we naturally direct toward ourselves, yet such self-love is sinful and cannot be our model.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom.—Piety a peculiar ornament to the aged. I. Who may properly be called old people? Old and young are relative terms admitting different significations. Children always think their parents are old. Those who...
This is no superficial cleanliness but a composition free from wrong admixture.
On a quiet evening, I found myself reflecting on a story that carries deep significance. A friend of mine, who had been struggling with self-control in her eating habits, decided to host a dinner for her small group. As she...
When a wild, offensive tree grows in a garden and the gardener cuts its top, if it sends forth sprouts as bad as before, he digs up the root itself.
Exell's Victorian commentary examines this through the lens of labour justice, tracing how Elohim transformed Adam's punishment into humanity's greatest dignity.
The prophet diagnoses a spiritual pathology rooted in poor leadership.
This rule is no external constraint imposed upon the believer; rather, it emerges from the new creature itself, the regenerate inner man transformed by the Spirit (2 Corinthians 5:17).
First, by way of excellency: wisdom itself surpasses the fairest woman in the world in beauty and worth.
This creature of supreme power teaches four vital lessons, as expounded by R.
The companion of Yahweh rejects the fruits of oppression.
Judgment operates on three levels: discerning right from wrong, understanding the law and its manner, and executing consequences with authority.
Yet inevitably the accumulating pressure breaches the barrier, and the stream resumes its accustomed course with redoubled force.
While diligent hunters prepare their catch the same evening, this sluggard lacks the will to strip the hide or kindle the fire.
We are shaped irrevocably by our mothers in that far-off time of childhood—we become what our homes made us.
As the day winds down and we gather our thoughts, let us turn to the solace of prayer. Picture yourself in a quiet corner of your home, perhaps with a candle flickering nearby, casting gentle shadows that dance on the...
Solomon speaks of one "often reproved" yet stubbornly hardening his neck—the ancient metaphor for a beast refusing the yoke of obedience.
Archbishop John Tillotson (D.D.) identifies two pillars supporting this claim.
Every passion of the soul serves beneficial purposes when rightly ordered, yet fear—perverted from its proper use—becomes a trap that destroys both wisdom and virtue.