Thoughts from here and there today

I thought of Toni and her encounters with our six grandkids, when I read and prayed over Proverbs 31:26., “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.”

A marriage counselor asks the couple to punctuate correctly: “woman without her man is nothing.” One wrote, “Woman, without her man, is nothing.” The other wrote, “Woman! Without her, man is nothing.” … Adam said “WOW!” … This is!” (Genesis 2:23)

Woodrow Wilson, 28th President, claimed, conservatism is the policy of “make no change and consult your grandmother when in doubt.”

I enjoyed noting the survival courage of the men of the Essex. It is the true story that is the basis for the novel Moby Dick. R.C. Sproul considers this work of Herman Melville as one of the deepest theological novels in American literature. I was struck with the two leadership styles of the captain and the first mate. The phlegmatic Captain leaves too many choices to democracy and the choleric First Mate can be a Jekyll and Hyde paternal autocrat. But after they are separated in the open waters both come more to the center and each commands their own whaling craft with strength and hope until they are rescued. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick

George Whitefield’s message “Method Grace” was very thought provoking…I loved his use of language. His description of any righteousness apart from Christ, as “… so many splendid sins,” is a great twist of words!