Proverbs Revisited

The Biblical book of Proverbs has fallen into disinterest and disuse, because it addresses issues from 3,000 years ago which may not seem relevant for today. But PROVERBS REVISITED: WISDOM FOR TODAY brings them back to life by exploring their messages and principles, and reapplying them to present-day living. All 628 proverbs and passages are explored in the light of wisdom garnered through Pastor Davis’s 50 years of Christian ministry, each containing discussion questions for use in small groups.

The Biblical book of Proverbs has fallen into disinterest and disuse, because it addresses issues from 3,000 years ago which may not seem relevant for today. But PROVERBS REVISITED: WISDOM FOR TODAY brings them back to life by exploring their messages and principles, and reapplying them to present-day living. All 628 proverbs and passages are explored in the light of wisdom garnered through Pastor Davis’s 50 years of Christian ministry, each containing discussion questions for use in small groups. The book’s introduction gives a rich background for the understanding of the Hebrew poetic form in which Proverbs is written. The introduction additionaly contains suggestions for using this work in personal study, small group discussions, private devotions, and instructing children in wise living. The concluding pages offer a complete subject index for topical studies by groups and individuals. Pastors, teachers and public speakers will also find a wealth of helpful illustrations which are used in the 628 studies.

Gary Davis is a retired pastor living in Oregon City, Oregon, having served in church ministries for 50 years in California and Oregon. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Pacific Christian College (now Hope International University, Fullerton, California) and his master’s from Pepperdine University, Los Angeles (now in Malibu) in Biblical studies. He served in youth, music, preaching and Christian education ministries in California until 1981, when he moved to Canby, Oregon, to serve as senior pastor for 25+ years at Canby Christian Church. Since his retirement, he has served in three interim ministries. While a Minister of Christian Education in southern California from 1969 to 1981, Pastor Davis served terms as president of the Southern California Directors of Christian Education and taught undergraduate classes in Christian education and theology at Pacific Christian College. He has written articles for Standard Publishing as well as curriculum material for Jr. High Sunday School and was a contributing author for "The Year of the Sunday School." While ministering in Oregon, Pastor Davis served many years on the board of the North Willamette Christian Evangelistic Association, heading up their new project committee. Gary and his wife Jeannine are celebrating 53 years of marriage. They are proud parents of thee adult children and their spouses, who have given them 11 grandchildren and one great granddaughter to date.