Looking for better, a longing within, God is the answer, the place to begin. Oh, to be like Him, to gaze on His face, Full joy and longing, to live by that grace. But how the flesh pulls, it tugs on my heart, Promises good times, it looks like it’s smart. But, oh, it deceives, it robs you of joy, Go ahead do it, no harm is the ploy. The Spirit is strong, depend on His voice, Listen, it’s quiet, His way the right choice. Overcome the flesh, world, and the devil, Peace and rest are found, vanquishing evil. God’s Word is a sword, the truth in my hand, It cuts to my sin, can heal all this land. When with ears to hear, my cup is filled up, The lost see Jesus, God is lifted up.
A prayer more than a poem really, but the heart fixed on Jesus
finds reality in it.
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Yeh, you read it right, rap! You’ll need some bling, yo, ’cause this rap involves some “great and magnificent promises” says II Peter 1:4, “so that you may become partakers of the divine nature…” Yeh, that’s rich!
Begins within the trinity
In the far past eternity
Love expressed to infinity
Through interactive Deity
Refrain:
The Ultimate Love Story told
Love eternal never grows old
Reject it and your life will fold
Receive it for a new life bold
A story of marriage lovely
Of promises kept totally
Same and discontinuity
All patterned with typology
Father loves Son eternally
Loves rebellious humanity
Loves His people distinctively
Loves sinners that they might be free
God loves all providentially
He loves so sacrificially
Perfectly and perfectingly
His own want holy living see
God chooses to love us freely
Because God loves His Son you see
It benefits both you and me
Bring God much honor and glory
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As I sought to choose hymns for the evening service at church I desired to choose one that suggested the text, II Peter 2:1-9. I struggled to pick a song that spoke anything signifcantly about judgment. My wife said so simply, “Who wants to sing about that?” Well, of course she is right, but people of the church did not always fear to sing about death and the consequences of rejection of Christ. Having laid the foundation for strong faith in chapter one, remembering what makes for salvation and godly living, Peter sets out in chapters 2 and 3 to guard the believers against two threats to strong faith: one within the church, namely false teachers, and the other outside the church, namely, mockers. Early in chapter 2 reminds me very much of Jude who says in verse four of his short epistle, “Certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation.” If their judgment is so certain, I wonder, why should we even discuss it? It is a warning to others for God says through Ezekiel, “Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus you have spoken, saying, “Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we are rotting away in them; how then can we survive?” ‘Say to them,”As I live!,” declares the Lord God, “I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?”‘” (33:10-11) The following poem comes in lieu of the hymn that I did not find:
From hell to save my Savior came To raise the dead and heal the lame He taught of His Father full breadth Of both eternal life and deathSecond coming differs from this Bought ones ascend to heaven’s bliss While those who refused life in Him Face an eternity that’s grim
Saints, pray and preach to your last breath Hold them back who stagger to death Prov.24:11 O, Sovereign Lord lend us Your aid Show us ones whose sin debt is paid
O, Sinners heed Christ’s pleading call Ezek.33:11,Rom.10:13 Of rescue that goes out to all Call for mercy with all your might Escape your end of flame and fright
Jesus is the Savior and Judge On His justice there is no smudge Receive from Him payment for sin Or ever hurt without, within
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Hawk's Bill in front of Table Rock
It is referred to as simply the Gorge around here. I’ve seen it from all angles in every imaginable weather with any number of people, though mostly my children. It is a miniture of some of the greater canyons of the world but it is a compact bit of beauty and extremity. Some of the best rockclimbing in this part of the country or anywhere is on the sides of this “draw”. Well, the day was unparalleled for temperature and better than average for clearness of sky, with no evidence of insects after a frosty night up high. I had the afternoon off and went with my fourth born to take a short hike, search out some climbing routes, take in the view and hang out with my youngin’. Here is but a little of what we saw.
Linville Gorge
The sun angle was not conducive to landscape shots from our vantage point, but it did remind me of how awesome are the cameras we carry in our heads. We had no problem discerning buildings and towers and people on adjacent ridges. The camera was also quite good on zoom.
See the 5 people on Hawk's Bill Mtn?
We also saw a large black bird in a tree near where we sat on the rock, but the brush was too thick for me to get any decent picture. Upon arriving home I determined that it was an American Coot which can occur at this latitude. But what in the world was this predominantly water bird doing sitting in a bush on top of a ridge at about 4000′ elevation? I have no explanation.
The last bit of Fall colors at elevation
Autumn colors were not so extremely gorgeous this year as the past two years, but they were just as beautiful in individual trees and clumps of trees. I certainly enjoyed these trees that I presume from this distance to be hickory trees.
The Sitting Bear
And I did find some new climbing along with seeing the starts on the Sitting Bear, a rock on top of the ridge that does indeed appear to be its name sake when far off at certain angles. I guess I have numerous excuses to come back. The stress of living is enough reason for me to keep coming, but there are challenges to rise to and beauty to see, and quiet to absorb, exercise to have, and long talks to be involved in. There is much here to gorge the mind and spirit and body upon. And I am privileged to know the Creator and Owner of it all Whom I can worship and thank for such blessings.
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It totally makes sense and points to His glory that we should be creative. Since we are made in His image and He is the Creator, then we should be creative. We are not amazed at much these days because we think we’ve seen it all. Well, we haven’t. “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.” (I Corinthians 2:9). I can’t wait for glory! But since I am, I can enjoy His creativity expressed in the creativity of people. “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.” (Proverbs 22:29) Maybe you’ve seen this and its a yawn to you but I was amazed. Check out the website: http://www.theeggshellsculptor.com/Gallery.html
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Genuine boards on the new bedstead
Pass me the….the….board? It was a 1/4 inch thick by 10 inch by 12 foot piece of fiber-cement siding. It beats vinyl siding all over the place for looks and durability. But in stumbling over what to call it I was reminded that name and form and similarity of a thing to the actual item does not mean it has its substance. Such are many in the church and the world: “And he said to them, “An enemy has done this!” The slaves said to him, “Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?” But he said, “No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”” (Matthew 13:27-30) “Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets’; and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where your are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers.'” (Luke 13:26-27) How should we react to such a word? “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you- unless indeed you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5) for “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.” “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:40) What is the substance of your heart, a believer saved by the grace of God exhibited on the cross by the death of Jesus to take away your sins, or a believer in name and assuming the form of a believer though not actually ever having had an experience with the living God? “Examine yourselves!” Are you the actual item, wood all the way through (as opposed to cement, or cork (any baseball fans?), perhaps), or do you only bear the shape and name of the same?
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I made a new aquaintence in church today. We exchanged interests and learned that one was classical music and another was potentially poetry. He wrote down a poem from memory and gave it to me at the end of church. At home I sat down to read the poem. I was really enjoying it, but then I got to the last three lines and felt disappointed. Perhaps the author did not know the good news that I know, or perhaps his focus was elsewhere. At any rate I include the poem here and two verses that I quickly added (in a different color) to, as they say in music, resolve the dissident chords, caused in me at any rate. In defense of both Dr. Stidger’s thoughts and mine, I remind you of what it says in John 13:10: “Jesus said to him, ‘He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.'” I believe Jesus means both that Judas was unclean and that His disciples can pick up dirt from this world, that though they are clean, “needs only to wash”. Oh, how glorious, I’m clean!
I saw God wash the world by Dr. W. L. Stidger
Junco
The red is more red
Since God washed every fragrant face
And put them all to bed
There is not a bird, there is not a bee
That wings along the way
That was a cleaner bird or bee
Than it was yesterday
I saw God wash the world last night
Ah, would He had washed me
As clean of all my dust and dirt
As that old white birch tree!
But oh, He has and cleaner yet
But not with rain and wind
He washed me in the blood of Christ
And I’m completely cleansed
Yet I will have dirt settle on me
As indeed will flower and tree
But my soul is cleansed of all its sin
And could not cleaner be
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I was encouraging my healthcare provider and Christian brother who turned and encouraged me even more by several comments he made. The one that struck me most was him holding his palm before his face and saying, “If we keep the Word before our face it keeps changing us.” We listen rather than work because our sanctification is by grace through faith as surely as our initial salvation experience.
Keeping the Word before your face Concept and meaning ever trace Continual changes in you Please God and better run the race Setting your mind on things above The things of God you learn to love Cleansing your heart so it is true Undivided heart like a dove Eternity within the heart Begun in Christ and not depart When I’ve sinned and turned away too By His Spirit I may restart Learn to live life by faith alone No schemes and planning on your own By His Word guided by each clue To heed the Spirit’s call be prone When in danger for Him you call Secure in Him never can fall Peace with God is ever in view Assurance of heaven’s bright hall The Word before your face again Best deterrent to prevent sin Knowing that all to God is due Forgiveness, glory, life you’re in
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At least once a summer, the boys and I go to a great swimming hole and play until we are worn out or too cold to move. The weather has been plenty hot enough to preclude the latter.
Falls at the swimming hole
There are many jumps into foaming deep water from heights of 5, 20, and 25 feet. There are gentle rapids to float in and rocks to sun on. And usually there are no other people there since it is a steep mile and half walk in.
25 foot drop
I forgot my goggles this trip and didn’t get search the bottom for trout and “crawdads”, but the jumps and swimming up near the falls and sliding through the rapids and taking pictures of plants and spiders and sunning and eating snacks was quite enough for one trip.
The jump takes your breath and the foam ingulfs you and sweeps you away, but I’ve not found a way that it hurts (belly, back, face).
Forward Flip
I get dizzy trying to do a flip any more but some can still do it. I do advise that if you try what we are doing that you thoroughly explore what is under the water as we have. There are certainly places we don’t jump. The turbid water prevents seeing rocks that are less than a foot under. Other places are 8 to 12 feet deep right off the edge. The water was up for summer which makes it more turbid, more fun current and deeper pools. The only drawback of higher water is the turbidity that prevents seeing fish and formations under the water, but we couldn’t anyway.
I wander what caused the wilting of the blackberry leaves, a mildew, a smut, a rust. But the blackberries sure look good.
The grass spider builds a sheet with a funnel where it awaits prey. During windy times more prey falls but also more litter. The spider knows the “signature” of falling prey and ignores the litter. Unlike orb weavers, some of whom eat, reprocess, and re-weave an orb every day, or least every few days, the grass spider may go most of the season only repairing the web and tolerating “camoflouging” litter. If the site is good there is no reason to move other than another large spider running you off your web.
Grass Spider in the Entry-way
The lampshade spider is the hardest spider
Lampshade Spider
for me to take a picture of because it so well blends in with the rock it is on. Also, it is extremely difficult to show both the spider and the lampshade shape of the web though this picture is one of the better efforts.
Doghobble
The heat this summer has been accompanied by a substantial amount of rain in our area, so the vegetation has been quite green and much that the drought years had killed back is filled in. I include here but a few nice samples of what we saw.
Souther Shield Fern (Maiden Fern)?
A fern will not usually grow so tall and robust as this one on a rock shelf in full sunlight where this is located unless the rainfall and seepage supplies ample water as is true here. This sample was more than 3 feet tall. You naturalists can tell me if I identified it correctly.
Water spiders and their shadows
There was this pool at the side of the river at an incoming creek of spring that was relatively very cold. The boys and I had to dare each other to get in. While I was waiting for them to take their turns I noticed that water spiders
"Crawdad" exploring his domain
cast a shadow much larger than themselves. I guess I could to if I controlled the fringes (diffraction pattern at the edges of my person in the medium I’m in), but alas I am not supported on the surface tension of my medium or his. Yes, I did go into the pool and I was not the last one. I also jumped off the 25 foot jump several times but the picture of it was blurry. A few final pictures of my boys. One I couldn’t pass up because it’s classic:
"The Look"
Where are we?
Peaceful, contemplative moment
Cardinal Flower
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Last Sunday the pastor preached a Bible-based, convicting and practical sermon. The text was John 18:12-27. Early on he said the theme of this intertwined story was “the glory of Christ in His trial; the sinfulness of Peter in his denial.” As the sermon progressed this sentence kept working on me. It rhymed and it showed great contrast. I began to think there was a poem here that might help me remember the sermon ideas reflecting the text.
Glory of Christ revealed in His trial Peter’s sinfulness in his denial Contrast Christ abiding in the Father With Peter wandering, to then falterNot shrinking from truth in the face of death Fearing man when expectations a myth If I spoke “rightly, why do you strike Me?” One of His disciples? Not I, said he
Dependence on God and Christ is the way Reliance on self will bring much dismay Cohorts, commanders, courts could not dissuade A slave-girl side-tracked allegiance once made
“I have spoken openly to the world” Not a cold heart while warming hands unfurled Boldly speak of Jesus the Son of God Or rooster crow pierce your heart like a rod
Trust in the Father through Jesus the Son Don’t shift allegiance to serve number one Return to your first love, know of His grace Don’t wander and falter, finish the race
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What happened? In a moment from life to death, from intimacy to estrangement, from bliss to dread. Oh that we, the beloved, might imbibe the last state of our soul as readily as the former. His grace shines in the latter all the more in the light of our former. He has rescued us as “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (II Corinthians 5:21)
Temptations rife Hazard all Indiscretions, fall Shame, strifeBlame wife Cover all Oh the gall Death not life
Pay the fife Lost all Darkness fall Sorrows rife
Took the knife Once for all Order tall Gave us life
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I am far from being a materialist but God has ordered a material world which is fascinating. It shouts of deep complexity and beautiful simplicity. He is intimately involved and yet He set it to work. Oh, what a wonderful Creator and Sustainer is He!
Sunlight on the grass and trees Photosynthesis within the leaves Glucose stored in chloroplast In the food web first, but lastConsume producers all day Cell respiration at work and play Glucose energy that may Be used to keep death at bay
Up the chain energy flows ‘Eat or be eaten’ the saying goes Predator and prey each knows Watchfulness precludes dire woes
Top dog on a nonstop binge Top of the food chain has its challenge On catching the food will hinge Life and on offspring impinge
Death comes to all in their time Decomposers recycle the grime The world would be full of slime Life’s web would lose all its rhyme
In and out energy goes Though inefficient transfer, life grows From sunlight to plants it flows Animals, then decompose
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May the Blessing of God for an original song speaking blessing over you.
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Bee on flower in mutual dance
Mare with colt on a beautiful prance
Sword fishes school marshal every lance
Not a chance
Four main forces balanced precisely
Fingers on key board glide adeptly
Sun, Moon, and stars trace paths exactly
Not likely
All of life programmed in DNA
Beauty and function have interplay
Complex fossils in low strata lay
Hey, no way
Unless an all sufficient first Cause
Transcendent of effect, without flaws
Made it all, His rule the written clause
Let give pause
Bumblebee on Woodland Sunflower?
Bumblebee on Woodland Sunflower?
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I seem to be in an extended season of difficulty. This time around I wondered what I could have done to cause the problem. How had I strained my ankle? Rain and responsibility had kept me from doing much activity for several days before the swelling and pain. It turns out that it was not structural at all but rather inflamation. It is yet another time to reflect on God’s goodness and man’s condition.
Pain and pleasure juxtapose First grow thorns and then the rose Why these two rise side by side One we cherish one derideMust it be that we suppose Foulness comes with the sweet dose Neither so before the Fall Nor in heaven eternal
Better does it good disclose More thankful now more repose By suffering our wants end God does good superintend
Now I enjoy more the rose Beauty of its top stem pose Thorns diminish all one day In His presence I will stay
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In Matthew 22 Pharisees, Herodians, and Saducees were trying to “trap Him in what He said.” (v.15) The issues they used were the poll tax to Caesar, remarriage, and the ranking of commandments. The real issues were heart issues of authority, belief in the resurrection, and the prioirty of loving God and your fellow man. Since they were questioning Jesus’ authority the whole time, after His adept answers He turns the tables and asks them a question about authority from Psalm 110:1: “If David then calls Him ‘Lord’ how is He his son? (v.45) Both Jesus and the Pharisees would agree that this passage spoke about Messiah when is says ‘my Lord’. The Pharisees taught correctly that Messiah would be a son of David but their understanding of authority structure did not allow a son to rule a father. However, the real reason they were unable to answer Jesus was because they were spiritually “blind men” and blind guides” (Matthew 23:13,14,15,23,25,27,29). Jesus had no need of answering them because the answer had been repeated by three sources: Scripture, the people, and Jesus’ own works and miracles. Such Scriptures as Jeremiah 23:5-6 speak of the offspring of David who is “the Lord our righteousness”, and of His suffering when “Messiah will be cut off” (Daniel 9:26), and of the time of His arrival in 69 weeks of years (Daniel 9:25). The people were positively identifying Jesus as the “Son of David” (Matthew: 15:21: 20:31; 21:15-16,9). In the latter of these verses the Pharisees see His works and hear the peoples’ declarations and effectively ask Jesus to silence them. Jesus affirms that their praise of Him is praise of God and happens because “You have prepared praise for Yourself” (21:16). And the miracles testified of His authority: “the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me” (John 10:25) and that they should “believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father” (v.38). So, Jesus does not answer His immediate question to them so that “You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive” (Matthew 13:14; Isaiah 6:9), but so that we might search deeper and both hear and see.
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The very idea of knowledge has many fascinating angles. Four examples are the wonder of discovery (Hey, just think, that old person with dementia that you feel so sorry for is really very happy because of their new discoveries each and every day, even if they are just old ones rediscovered), the satisfaction of knowing (This doesn’t have to be arrogance or pride but can be refamiliarization of an old friend, like when I eat a good peach knowing beforehand that it will be good and confirming afterwards that it was as it should be), the humility of not knowing, and the “need” to know (OK, desire to know). For example, the other day another teacher sent several students to me with a catch they had made behind the school assuming that I was the resident spider expert. They would only accept a quick answer so I gave one, “Wolf spider.” I said that I was interested in looking more closely at it and satisfied, they agreed to leave it with me. Lycosidae is indeed the family of “Wolf Spider” and I thought it would be interesting to key it down to genus or perhaps even species. So I got out my page-darkened “How to Know the Spiders” by BJ Kaston and began keying from the beginning. But I couldn’t get to Lycosidae. Oh well, thought I, I’m abit rusty. I’ll go straight to the Lycosidae family key and continue. Try as I might every attempt ran into a dead end. I Googled terms to get me back up to speed; I worked backwards from supposed possibilities. Perhaps this had been a bit longer ago than I thought. Then I thought to go back and read the family description. The eyes of Lycosidae are recurved and of two different sizes. Oops, this spider definitely had eight eyes of almost identical size in two straight rows. Now I was experiencing knowledge-based vertigo, disorientation. Oh well, the only other similar spider family is Pisauridae, “Nursery web spiders”. They are fequently hunters as the wolf spiders and therefore do not build webs, but I did not remember any of that family being so big. The females build a web around the egg sac and keep watch to protect it. Before this they carry the egg sac in their chelicerae (the projections that hold their fangs) whereas the wolf spiders carry their egg sacs with their spinerets (other end!). I promptly keyed the spider out to Dolomedes vittatus, Fishing Spider. I definitely had a female and probably pregnant. The males have a white band down the center of the carapace and around the margins of the same. This speciment was dark brown with tan spot on its abdomen. These live near streams and catch insects, spiders, and occaisional minnows! I enjoyed discovering the true identity of the spider. The realization of what I did know that enabled me to discover this and the use of a once well-worn key, the humility of having been wrong reminded me of how little I know compared to others and the many things only God knows, while the “need” to know drove me on to discovering the identity and habits of a backyard neighbor. Enjoy the pictures.
Dolomedes vittatus, Fishing Spider
Some people call it too much time on your hands, but being a good teacher involves a continued love of knowledge and a solid knowledge base. Modern educational theory rejects knowledge base as no more than a trivial side light, emphasizing the art and practice of teaching. Without diminishing these I submit that students want teachers that know something. It takes time and effort.
From the Kaston "Spider" Key, female on the right
The author of knowledge and wisdom must enjoy us obtaining it in whatever respectable form. To Him be the glory!
Dolomedes vittatus, Fishing Spider
From the Kaston "Spider" Key, female on the right
The author of knowledge and wisdom must enjoy us obtaining it in whatever respectable form. To Him be the glory!
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This poem does not feel complete to me, but it is all that I know to do with it now. We are all saved by grace but I believe that God has and is dealing with us through different adminstrative dispensations. This poem attempts to touch on that theme but as I say needs much “filling out”.
Set up for praise, honor, and fame This good promise to Israel came Nations are not treated the same For the sake of God’s holy name Obey His commands was required Know your God and Him be desired Never in idol worship mired Not in doing the good be tired It was by Him sovereignly planned Blessing or curse on Israel’s land And offspring few or like the sand Obey and trust His gracious hand We are the people of the Lord By Christ’s blood salvation afford Love Him well, keep His word the sword In trusting Him comes great rewardPosted in General, God Thoughts, Poem | Tagged God Thoughts, Poems | 1 Comment »
Yes, it was an exceptionally long winter, using nearly twice as much firewood as I have ever used while in this house or this county, but the length was prolonged for me by serious illness from which I am not fully recovered. Therefore, I am all the more grateful to my Creator for allowing me sufficient energy to get out into Creation with my 4th son the other day and take these pictures. I hope that you may enjoy them a fraction of the amount I did.
Solomon's Seal
Yellow Poplar
- Dog Hobble and ?
- High Shoals Falls
- One Oak Tree
I forgot to tell you that we are getting ready for next winter!
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Meaning of Well Educated
November 27, 2010 by creatorworship
I was asked the following in an interview recently: “What does it mean to be educated?” After clarifying that the interviewer actually meant “well educated” I directed him to Psalm 119:97-100 and Proverbs 1:7:
“O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are ever mine. I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, because I have observed Your precepts.”
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
His summary question caused me to think of all that might be needed to be “well educated”: “Is it possible to have a large amount of schooling but not be well educated?” I have made some small additions to what I responded to him but essentially here is the graph I came up with then to answer his question and explain what I considered “well educated” to mean:
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