Wisdom Day #15: The Wisdom of the “Sabbath Margin”
“Better is a handful of quietness than two handfuls of toil and a striving after wind.” โ Ecclesiastes 4:6 (ESV) THE JOURNEY In ancient agriculture, landowners were given a strange […]
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Wisdom Day #14: The Wisdom of the “Sober Scale”
“A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.” โ Proverbs 11:1 (ESV) THE JOURNEY In the ancient marketplaces of the Near East, […]
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Wisdom Day #13: The Wisdom of the “Untying Hand”
“Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the green grass they will soon wither, like green plants they […]
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Wisdom Day #12: The Wisdom of the “Closed Gate”
“A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.” โ Proverbs 22:3 (NLT) THE JOURNEY In ancient architecture, the gate of a […]
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Wisdom Day #11: The Wisdom of the “Second Thought”
“The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.” โ Proverbs 14:15 (NIV) THE JOURNEY We live in a world that worships velocity. Modern culture rewards the […]
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Wisdom Day #10: The Wisdom of the “Guarded Spring”
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” โ Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) THE JOURNEY In ancient warfare, an invading army rarely focused on conquering an […]
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Wisdom Day #9: The Wisdom of the “Blank Page”
“To copy the behavior of another without understanding the root is to invite failure; true discernment builds from the blueprint of its own assignment.” โ Adapted from Proverbs 4:26 (Traditional […]
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Wisdom Day #8: The Wisdom of the “Gentle Answer”
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” โ Proverbs 15:1 (NIV) THE JOURNEY In the physical world, we are taught the law of momentum: […]
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Wisdom Day #7: The Wisdom of the “Solid Foundation”
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” โ Matthew 7:24 (NIV) THE […]
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Wisdom Day #6: The Wisdom of the “Iron Sharpener”
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” โ Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) THE JOURNEY In the ancient world, a blade was only as useful as its edge. A dull […]