Summer Road Trip: One of the striking things about the Bible is the variety of its literary genres: from history to prophecy, from Law to Gospel, Acts to apocalyptic, the breadth is amazing. In the middle of our Bibles, we find, of all things, poetry. Proverbs provides practical wisdom for a vast array of life circumstances, helping us stay tethered to God through life's twists and turns, beginning with this anchor point: "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." The Psalms teach us how to speak to God, with a range of emotions and experiences that is stunning. Honesty, transparency, vulnerability, disappointment, despair. Hope, confidence, deliverance, thanksgiving, praise.