The Principle Thing

Written by Terry Dashner


“The Principle Thing”……………………………………………………………………….…….Terry Dashner

Wisdom can not be taught; it must be sought.

This is something that parents know well. Well, they should know. A child might learn things quickly. He might show brilliance at a very early age. He might have impeccable recall. He might master motor skills ahead ofrepparttar curve. He might be super knowledgeable because concerned and loving parents poured information into him. Nevertheless in spite ofrepparttar 110361 training, still a child might fail at life. Why? Because of this primary reason: Knowledge may be taught, but wisdom has to be caught.

What am I saying?

Wisdom is personified inrepparttar 110362 Old Testament book of Proverbs. Wisdom like “The Word” in chapter one of John’s gospel is given personality. John says that The Word became “flesh” and walked onrepparttar 110363 face ofrepparttar 110364 earth. “The Word” is Jesus Christ. Proverbs tells us that wisdom, because of its animated personality, is living and breathing like "The Word." Now you might ask: Could you be more specific, please? Yes, I can. Wisdom is a living attribute of God Himself; therefore, he or she who has God living inside has access to His wisdom. Which stands to reason that in order to have wisdom, a person must seek God through an abiding relationship with Jesus Christ.

For those who might have trouble understanding abstract language, let me explain it like this. I can talk at length about beauty, but it means nothing to anyone unless I take beauty fromrepparttar 110365 abstract to one’s own sphere of reality. How would I do this? I would give beauty a personality. I would point to a beautiful person and say, “My friend that is beauty.” It does no good for me to explainrepparttar 110366 nexus between knowledge and wisdom unless I bring it to one’s reality. So, that’s what I hope to do as I continue this writing.

Knowledge should be coupled with wisdom, but that’s not alwaysrepparttar 110367 case. If it were, every intelligent person on earth would display wisdom in everything he or she does. That is notrepparttar 110368 case. Smart men and ladies alike make poor, foolish decisions daily. There were many promising men and women inrepparttar 110369 Bible that could have made it big with God, but they failed because they were full of knowledge and short on wisdom. (Consider Aaron’s goofy sons for one example.) Onrepparttar 110370 other hand, consider this: If a man seeks godly wisdom for his life but has limited knowledge in science, math, grammar, writing, and etc., still he may excel in life. Not every man that has succeeded in business, career, profession, or ministry has had a business or professional degree. But, they used common sense wisely. They sought God with all their might, and some excelled above and beyondrepparttar 110371 rest. Consider, for example, evangelists like D.L. Moody and Billy Sunday. These men had little formal education, but they preached powerfully torepparttar 110372 Glory of God.

Review of "We've All Got Bellybuttons!"

Written by Sherri Allen


Review of "We've All Got Bellybuttons!" by David Martin, illustrated by Randy Cecil

Candlewick Press, February 2005 Hardcover, 32 pages ISBN: 076361775X Recommended Ages: 3 - 6

Review by Sherri Allen:

"We've All Got Bellybuttons!," written by David Martin and illustrated by Randy Cecil, is a picturebook that does more than just tell a story. It invites your young child to have fun withrepparttar characters. There are body parts to be identified, motions to be performed and, best of all, lots and lots of giggles.

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