As a lectionary preacher who works mainly on Sundays, I have spent much of my preaching life grazing the well-fertilized pastures that my tradition has laid out for me. Sometimes I press up against ...

What is a modern day "virtuous" woman? Proverbs 31 is the last chapter in the book of wisdom. When it comes to being last, it proves a good woman is worth waiting for. It describes the type of woman ...

The Proverbs 31 Woman. Since time immemorial, pastors and theologians have weighed in on the valiant woman of Proverbs 31, finding in the acrostic Hebrew poem a recipe for a perfect wife. New England ...

Modern people tend to immediately regard “outcasts” as victims of intolerance — it’s one of our more spiritually generous reflexes. But often enough, the distinction is well earned. It’s likely we’ve ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction." ~ Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) So began a Christian sermon series July 19 on the book of Proverbs ...