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Proverbs 24:1-4
v. 1 Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them,
v. 2 For their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.
v. 3 By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established;
v. 4 And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and...
Proverbs 22:17-19
v 17 "Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,
V 18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
V 19 So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you."
I like scialytic's example but also agree with following the rules.
Would like to see the example become permissable through GL and even allow a limited number and size of symbols applied to the master mason's apron.
After reading the threads about events surrounding the Florida Grand Lodge, I found this to be a timely thread for sure.
Brothers Cliff Porter and PeterLt present interesting words indeed.
Quite bizarre don't you think?
Slurpee? Fraternal kicks? This is how a Grand Master describes freemasonry? Really?
I believe there are many times and situations where one man must make a decision. Where the buck stops here type of events and matters.
But not for this. Over the top indeed. Way...
"If lips and life do not agree, the testimony will not amount to much." ~~~H.A. Ironside
" I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together." ~~~~~John Greenleaf Whittier
I like Bro. Mark's "interpretaion is very individual" statement. This is taught in our lectures and it can be seen in various writings of masonic authors with the wide range of opinions and applications.
I like to use a borrowed phrase"my own brand of freemasonry" as I go about the way. Our...
It's not what you'd do with a million,
If riches should e're be your lot:
But what are you doing at present,
With the dollar and quarter you got?
From Nuts & Nuggets 1942
Proverbs 22:4
By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:12
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, but He overthrows the words of the faithless.
"to the violent, violence is the only argument they understand. They understand justice only when it is administered from strength."~~~Louis L'Amour
"Pay attention"~~~ my PaPaw