Wise men lay up knowledge

[i]Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.[/i]
(Proverbs 10:14)

I was thinking about this web site and the treasure of spiritual wisdom and insight that is avaliable here in all the articles, sermons, and other content. It is obvious that many have gone before us and been very diligent in their study. If we don’t have some kind of organized method of saving notes for later use, our time spent listening and reading will not be as helpful and fruitful as it could be.

It seems that it would be wise on our part to follow the instruction from the Proverbs verse and find practical ways to lay up the knowledge found here. Do you have an organized system or method to "lay up" wisdom gleaned from others when listening to a helpful sermon or reading a good book or article? Perhaps you could share some of the methods and tools that you use to do this?

In Christ,

Ron

Thanks for the links, they look like products that could be helpful.

I use several different methods for taking notes. The good old pad and pencil always comes in handy but I have many full notebooks now and looking up something can take lots of time thumbing through the pages.

I have found E-sword to be very helpful in organizing my notes. Using the Topic Notes feature I create new groups for each speaker/writer and then create new topics for each sermon. I can use the Scripture Tooltip to easily add the relevant verses to my notes. I can also search through the topic notes to find info a particular subject. It's a great way to "lay up" knowledge. Best of all the program is free to download, I liked it so much I sent the guy who wrote the program some money anyway.

[url=http://www.e-sword.net/index.html]E-Sword[/url]

In Christ,

Ron

Interesting topic IntheLight.

Rebecca, the self-help software link you found looks especially handy. I might like to try that. Thanks!

This past year, in an attempt to keep one small aspect of my day low-tech, I've been carrying around a book like [url=http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Leather-Journal-Writing-Pages/dp/B000EW84KC/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1211689686&sr=8-48]this[/url] with blank pages that are useful for both writing and drawing. I use it for a little of everything: journaling, copying new words I come across, writing down directions, phone numbers, sketching, and sermon notes. (It is interesting to look back see the fabric of the trivial and the profound that makes up our days.) The book I have is small enough to tuck neatly right up against my bible when I'm out of the house. It's not very data-base searchable and it's editing capability is limited to my pencil erasure, ;-) but it does me good to have a medium where I am encouraged to keep thoughts simple...or at least short.

It's even got a tiny little sketch I did of Ron Bailey preaching in Canton. (I took notes too!)

MC