he has lavished her upon his friends. Today’s readings offer a selection from the Book of Sirach, part of the “wisdom literature” tradition, though not included in the Hebrew Bible nor the Bibles used ...

This Sunday, the readings highlight the Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition found in Scripture. Wisdom literature takes many forms in the Bible. One form is as a set of “sayings,” aphorisms and proverbs, ...

From lions to ants, there are many animals in the Bible that teach us lessons. Using biblical wisdom, let's explore the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Andrea Williams, the director at 305 8th Street, a group home in Huntsville for adults facing mental disabilities or challenges, suggested one of the women who live in the home ...

Whether it is the Bible or other sacred texts, there are two primary themes that weave together the contents. The first is the spiritual Law of Giving and Receiving, which basically states the seeds ...

In his book Once upon a Tree, Calvin Miller writes about an experience years ago when he went to a movie. This was in a day (that some of you don't know existed) when you dressed up for movies, and at ...

Recently the NPR program "Science Friday" featured a young biologist named Danielle Lee. In the course of talking about the excitement of her career, she commented that individual curiosity is the ...

You’ve undoubtedly heard of a gold rush. What you’ve never heard of is a gold maybe-later. Proverbs says that finding wisdom will make us richer than finding gold or silver but, truth be told, I’ve ...