Tag: Proverbs

  • A Stronger Alloy

    Introduction This is a homily I prepared for a wedding held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. Readings Proverbs 3:3-6 Psalm 128 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Matthew 5:14-16 Message The kind of love that St. Paul praises in the famous passage he wrote to the Corinthians is like an alloy…

  • Trust in the Lord

    “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.” (Proverbs 3:5, NRSV)

  • Fear and Humility

    “The fear of the Lord is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors.” (Proverbs 15:33, LH)

  • Peaceful Paths

    “[Wisdom’s] ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” (Proverbs 3:17, NRSV)