For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at different topics in Proverbs. We talked about our words (“How to Use Your Words Wisely“), work (“How to Work Wisely“), and wisdom vs. folly and righteousness vs. wickedness (“Wisdom for Everyday Christian Life“). Today we’ll be looking at another important topic introduced in Proverbs 10:27-30: the […]
Proverbs 10:27-30 // Wisdom & Fearing God Read More »
When you become a Christian, you become a citizen of the kingdom of God. And just like the United States has it’s own culture, God’s kingdom has a distinct culture too. As Christians, then, we’re like foreigners living out the culture of our future kingdom, and people will look at us and say, “You’re not
Proverbs 10:23-26 // Wisdom for Everyday Christian Life Read More »
As Christians, we’re not just forgiven of our sins so that we don’t go to hell. We’re also brought into a new way of life and given the resources to live according to God’s ways. Our faith isn’t just a safety precaution – it’s a daily guidance. And so God’s Word addresses all kinds of
Proverbs 10:22 // How to Work Wisely Read More »
Wisdom is what lies behind the New Year’s resolutions that we make. We want to live wisely and make good decisions, aligning our goals with how reality works. We make resolutions to get ourselves back together and live according to the way God set things up to work. And that’s what wisdom is. Proverbs is
Proverbs 10:18-21 // How to Use Your Words Wisely Read More »
It’s only a week after Christmas, but it probably already feels like it was a long time ago. We’re gradually leaving behind the trappings of Christmas – the wrapping paper, the decorations, the food – but we want to keep what is most important and at the center of this holiday. And as we move
Proverbs 3:19-26 // The Value of Wisdom Read More »
Revelation 1:5b-6 would be a great motto for us this Christmas. It’s a call for all of God’s people to unite in recognizing and celebrating Jesus Christ. It’s a call for us, amid the hectic nature of Christmas time, to unite under the banner of Christ because He is glorious, worthy of worship and worthy
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