Wisdom
Wise Living: “Don’t Exploit”
those who don’t share that affluence. How we care for or exploit those with less matters greatly for wise living. This is so especially because God cares for the poor and fights...
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Wise Living: “Undoing Bad Decisions”
We all make mistakes and sometimes those mistakes can be costly. So, what do we do when we’ve committed ourselves to the wrong thing or person and disaster is on the horizon? Ad...
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Wise Living: “Stay Close to Home”
Recognizing that there are always exceptions to the rule, Proverbs asks and answers the question “who can we trust?” The plain answer is that you can trust the people at home, w...
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Wise Living: “Prudent Instruction”
Too often Christianity is viewed as a way to “be saved.” What we usually mean by that is, if I believe the right things or check the right box, then I will have the kind of afte...
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Virtue Us: “Wisdom”
As we consider what life in Christ ought to consist of, the starting point that the virtue tradition commends is “wisdom.” However, Christian wisdom differs significantly from t...
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Good News For The Poor: “Live Like It’s the Last Day”
“Fool” is a biblical term and category. It is the title given to the person who behaves as if there were no God or like God cannot see or like God will not judge. That person is...
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Desert Wisdom: Union
God doesn’t just strip us down. He washes us and gives us new clothes to put on. In fact, he gives us Christ to put on. God’s goal for us is not simply to follow rules, avoiding...
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Descending into Greatness
Our culture has taught us each to pursue our own happiness; in its worst form this is what James describes as wisdom from below. Rather, he offers wisdom from above and it’...
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