Advice from an Old Man – Billy Graham
I have been reading Billy Graham‘s autobiography Just As I Am. It is very good and there is a lot to learn from this godly man with a genuine passion for evangelism.
Apparently he is number seven on Gallup’s List of Widely Admired People for the 20th century!? I would put him ahead of JFK! J
Yesterday I noticed that he was interviewed (at the age of 92) by Foxnews. You can find the interview conducted by Greta Van Susteren here. It is well worth watching, especially part II.
In part II Greta asks him: “If you were to do things over again, would you do them differently?”
I like the “old man’s” answer: “YES! I would STUDY more, PRAY more, travel less, take less speaking engagements….”
[Here Spurgeon comes in handy: Learn to say 'No'; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon]
Charles Bridges on Wisdom Literature – Proverbs 8
I love Charles Bridges on Proverbs and Ecclesiastes . They are true classics.
Of course – his understanding of Wisdom is fully Christological. The following is an excellent example from Proverbs 8.
The Beginning of Wisdom
As I am preparing to teach Proverbs I try to search for wisdom as much as I can. Wisdom has always fascinated me, not only because I am missing it (:)), but also because I am attracted by sages.
Sometimes wisdom is found in unlikely places. This time I found some with Leon Kass who was born to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe (maybe Romania?). He wrote a book that caught my attention: The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis.
While I have not read the whole book, what he says in the introduction shows me that he is a wise man. He understands what many intelligent and scientifically minded people have missed.
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