Posts with the tag “wisdom”
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The Danger of Discontent
August 2nd, 2026
Proverbs 30:15-16Have you ever noticed people like this? People who sit quietly in a corner at the coffee shop, on a bench at the park, in a pew at church, or in a swing on their front porch and watch... Read More
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Marks of a Proud Generation
July 26th, 2026
Proverbs 30:11-14, 17, 20Sometimes government agencies, such as departments of health, or public health organizations promote awareness and prevention campaigns to help people recognize the warning si... Read More
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Knowing Your Place
July 19th, 2026
Proverbs 30:10, 21-23In one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays called Troilus and Cressida, there is a scene in which Greek generals debate why it was taking so long to defeat the armies of Troy. Aft... Read More
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The Certainty of Scripture
July 5th, 2026
Proverbs 30:5-6Last week, we learned from Prov 30:1-4 that true wisdom begins when we humbly admit how little we know before God. Agur introduced this chapter of wisdom in Proverbs not by describing h... Read More
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Knowing What You Don't Know
June 28th, 2026
Imagine looking into a powerful microscope. At first, you think you know what you’re looking at: a leaf, drop of water, or grain of sand on the slide. But the moment you turn the dial and zoom in, you... Read More
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The Wonderful Counselor
December 8th, 2024
Isaiah 9:1-7The winter solstice – also called the hibernal solstice. This is the day each year on which the Earth’s pole reaches its furthest distance from the sun. On this day, we experience the shor... Read More
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Changing Seasons
October 27th, 2024
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Discovering Ecclesiastes
September 24th, 2023
Ecclesiastes is a fascinating entry in the Old Testament (OT) wisdom literature. It has solicited a variety of impressions, some interpreting the book as presenting a disenchanted, existential, and me... Read More
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Discovering Proverbs
September 3rd, 2023
Proverbs stands out as the primary collection of wisdom literature in the Bible. To be sure, all Scripture provides wisdom, but by “wisdom” here we refer to a specific kind of Hebrew poetry called “wi... Read More
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Discovering Job
August 6th, 2023
Historical SettingThe events of this book occur in patriarchal times, which is that period during or near the lifetime of Abraham. We conclude this in because of Job’s lifespan (42:16), how he offered... Read More
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