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He read a portion of the scripture from Matthew 10:16 which reads: "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves, therefore be as shrewd as snakes and innocent as a dove". I am keen to know what is so special about a snake that out all the beasts of the field, the scripture recommended the characteristics of a beast that instill fear and respect in human all over the world. As you listen to this book, I pray that it will encourage you to live your life as a shrewd wise dove.

Sure, the supernatural happened during biblical times. But hasn’t this all settled down by now? Growing up in a traditional Baptist church in Arkansas meant that I learned almost nothing about "spiritual forces", about the tension between good and evil, about the afterlife and heaven and hell - except to be told that one place was desirable and the other place was not. But the more I read of God’s Word, the more I realized there was little room for a "look the other way" mentality, as it related to life and ministry.

The Wisdom of John Paul II is a powerful, illuminating distillation of the Pope's most moving, wise, and penetrating statements on a range of important issues. In this compilation by Nick Bakalar and Richard Balkin, the Pope addresses spirituality in modern life, human rights and religious freedom, marriage and family, morality, peace, prayer, women's roles, poverty, and many other concerns vital to Christian life and thought.