by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2012 | What's Happening
This chapter is devoted to wisdom, again using the literary device of personification. Wisdom is calling out to us, showing us the best ways to live. There are many things we can base our lives on (fame, money, family, ‘looking after number one’), but the Bible...
by Julie Turner | Jan 7, 2012 | What's Happening
One of the literary devices used in Proverbs is that of personification, ( ‘the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure’ , or ‘ the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form...
by Julie Turner | Jan 6, 2012 | What's Happening
Warnings against adultery feature again in Proverbs 6, (vs 20-35), a vivid reminder that we shouldn’t take this advice lightly. This time, the focus is on jealousy and theft, with reminders that all sin begins in the mind long before it’s translated into visible...
by Julie Turner | Jan 6, 2012 | What's Happening
Today is Epiphany, a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ. Western Christians commemorate principally (but not solely) the visitation of the Biblical Magi to the Baby Jesus, and thus Jesus’ physical...
by Julie Turner | Jan 5, 2012 | What's Happening
If I had to say what I find the most difficult thing about the Christian life, it’s probably surrender.Surrender goes against our nature. We want to win. We think that surrender is weak and ineffectual. We think it’s a sign of weakness and defeat. We fail...
