Speaking truth reaps rewords from heaven, King Solomon tells us in Prov4rbs 10:21: “The lips of the just teach many.” That may be more important than ever in today’s complex world of information...
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The Reluctant Landlord: Turning a Home Into a Rental
King Solomon’s proverbs stress again and again the valor of houses – and their connection to wisdom. But today, economic conditions and an iffy employment picture are convincing some homeowners that...
Do Alternative Currencies Threaten Traditional Banking?
King Solomon’s proverbs invite us to think about what money really means – wisdom, prudence and respect for God are more important than material goods. Today, the rise of digital alternative...
Is Gold a Prudent Investment Today?
In his many proverbs about what’s important in life, King Solomon reminds us that wisdom and prudence rank far above worldly riches, silver and gold. Today, too, as the price of gold continues to...
Can Vampires and Zombies Stall the Housing Recovery?
Vampires and zombies may be hot Hollywood properties, but King Solomon advises against believing such things are real. But the housing collapse of a few years ago did create large numbers of...
Fannie Mae’s Lawsuit Exposes Banking’s Wicked Plots
Among the things the Lord hates, as King Solomon tells us in Proverbs 6:16-18, is “a heart that deviseth wicked plots.” And a new lawsuit filed by mortgage megalender Fannie Mae against several...
Vintage Homes Draw Investing Dollars
In the Proverbs of King Solemn, old age represented the crowing glory of a life well lived and blessed by God, the result of wisdom and just dealings with others. Today, too, some things get better...
Younger Investors: the Do It Yourself Generation
King Solomon’s words on wisdom urge the young to listen to the counsel of parents and other wise elders. “My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother,” he says...
Online Auctions: Risky or Prudent for Investors?
For everything from livestock to acreage, auctions have been around a very long time. Now, although those “real world” auctions are still operating, the auction process has moved to cyberspace – and...
The Stimulus Continues – But Interest Rates Rise
As many of his well-known proverbs attest, King Solomon advised action tempered by prudence and wisdom. “Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,“ he tells us in Proverbs...