by Julie Turner | Jan 10, 2012 | What's Happening
Proverbs 10 marks a change in style, with this being the start of ‘the wise sayings of Solomon’. A proverb is ‘a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice’ and here we have a whole host of punchy sayings that convey simple...
by Julie Turner | Jan 9, 2012 | What's Happening
The cinematic nature of Proverbs recurs in Proverbs 9, with Lady Wisdom seen inviting us to a wonderful banquet and Madame Whore (or Folly) also on the scene again. This chapter contains perhaps one of the most famous one-line proverbs in the whole book: “The fear of...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2012 | What's Happening
Since 1790, the US President has given a ‘State of the Union’ speech each year, usually in January. Last night, Dave gave us his ‘annual review’, looking again at Jeremiah 29:11-13. This is a passage God has repeatedly brought to mind over the...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2012 | What's Happening
Mark preached on the topic of Living Water this morning. In our country, we often take water for granted – it’s available from the tap; we can bathe or shower whenever we like. But if for any reason we have no water, we realise immediately the problem we...
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...
