The Wisdom of Serpents John Steppling. Photo by P Bear | CC BY 2.0 “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. ...

Serpent Wisdom - The serpents, endowed with higher intelligence, have been guiding human beings since time immemorial; sometimes even in the form of spiritual masters, writes ...

Pope Francis is one of the world's most inspiring figures. There are passages in his new encyclical on the environment that beautifully place human beings within the seamless garment of life. And ...

Head of right-wing, Christian law firm told leaders to be 'clever as serpents.' ... This piece of wisdom from Maya Angelou, one of the wisest souls to ever live, is worth repeating.

Hence, when he writes later about the serpent and the fall of man (Genesis 3), he uses words like “image” and “symbol”: [T]he image of the serpent . . . is taken from the eastern fertility ...