Presbyterian Mission Agency proverbs Archives

Wisdom as a multi-tasking and capable woman wraps up a week of study at PAM’s Worship & Music Conference

Posted June 26th, 2023

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,” the book of Proverbs tells us here, while it’s the beginning of wisdom here.

‘The wise love to know better, do better and be better’

Posted June 22nd, 2023

Wisdom, as found in the biblical books of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes — and in other places too — is all about the human condition, Creation and nature, moral character, navigating life and experience.

What I’ve learned in seven decades

Posted April 13th, 2021

What have I learned? An approaching birthday, one that ends in zero, has me thinking, not so much about academic knowledge, but more about the life experience sort of learning. The kind of observation-based wisdom I find in the book of Proverbs. The kind of practical stuff I might pass on to a grandchild or share with a friend. So I made a list. And here’s a sampling: