Wisdom: A Time to Chill
Sirach 2 Good News Translation (GNT) Faithfulness to God 2 My child, if you are going to serve the Lord, be prepared for times when you will be put to the test. 2 Be sincere and determined. Keep calm when trouble comes. 3 Stay with the Lord; never abandon him, and you will be prosperous at the end of your days. 4 Accept whatever happens to you. Even if you suffer humiliation, be patient. 5 Gold is tested by fire, and human character is tested in the furnace of humiliation. 6 Trust the Lord, and he will help you. Walk straight in his ways, and put your hope in him. Ever since I started Bierkergaard over a decade ago, I have felt some tension between theology and philosophy. As theology is studying the Word of God and God Himself, there is quite a lot of infinity and mystery to deal with in such an endeavor. Not that there isn't a great deal of speculation in philosophy as a discipline either, but for me philosophy is not primarily housed in academia, b