September 2023
“He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” (Proverbs 13:24) Dear Friends – I love the poetic wording of this quote from an earlier edition of Proverbs because of the richness in sound and meaning. A more current, common rendering would be, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” The curtness of that rendition gets the message across superficially, but our immediate …