Before paved roads, wagon wheels left deep ruts. When rain dried, ruts pulled wheels into the deep grooves, whether the driver wanted to go in them or not. Ruts do that. Stories create ruts in your mind. Popular stories create the deepest ruts. Consider: Are there any virgins on sit-coms? Not unless they’re being mocked,Continue reading “Ruts.”
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Solomonic Wisdom is PRACTICAL.
Two young women lived in squalor. They were roommates, not friends. They had no family, no money, no safety net. After selling their jewelry and trinkets, they ran out of food. Finally, they liquidated the only asset they had. They fed their bodies by selling their bodies, eventually birthing boys within days of each other. Continue reading “Solomonic Wisdom is PRACTICAL.”
Ask God for Wisdom.
The best answers to parenting questions come from God. You have to realize your deep need for wisdom, and you have to ASK. Jesus says, “You have not because you ask not.” So ASK. Always ask God for answers. When the Angel of the Lord (not a typical angel, but likely a vision of theContinue reading “Ask God for Wisdom.”
The School of Hard Knocks.
As a child, I broke rules and tested boundaries. I considered rules challenges to be overcome. How do you think that worked out? Poorly, I can assure you. I spent most of my time in trouble, learning everything the hard way. My younger brother, on the other hand, employed keen powers of observation: he learnedContinue reading “The School of Hard Knocks.”
Is Anything More Valuable Than Wisdom?
Would you trade wisdom for a million dollars? Would you surrender all your wisdom for 30 million dollars? Is it worth it? Job, once rich, now poor, says NO: “A miner puts an end to the darkness. He probes the deepest recesses for ore in the gloomy darkness. He cuts a shaft far from humanContinue reading “Is Anything More Valuable Than Wisdom?”
Who Has Wisdom? Job 12:16-24.
Who is wise? To whom should a young person listen for advice? Whose opinion do people respect? Pastors? Deacons? Judges? Kings? Teachers? Lawyers? Doctors? Authors? Professors? Psychiatrists? A better question might be to whom does God attribute wisdom? Job, “the greatest man among all the peoples of the east,” was a man who was accustomedContinue reading “Who Has Wisdom? Job 12:16-24.”
Integrity Builds Courage & Wisdom.
Nothing builds COURAGE and WISDOM faster than integrity. Integrity builds courage because it requires people to do things they find frightening. Integrity builds wisdom because the good decisions it requires draw a person out of darkness and into the light. Both Job and his friends are men of integrity. (But only Job is a manContinue reading “Integrity Builds Courage & Wisdom.”
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