Wisdom Day #28: The Wisdom of the “Garrison Guard”
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) THE JOURNEY In ancient military strategy, a garrison was a permanent fortress town […]
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Wisdom Day #27: The Wisdom of the “Salted Fire”
“Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace […]
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Wisdom Day #26: The Wisdom of the “Steady Plumb Line”
“This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And […]
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Wisdom Day #25: The Wisdom of the “Sifting Fan”
“His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with […]
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Wisdom Day #24: The Wisdom of the “Uplifted Shield”
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” — Ephesians 6:16 (NIV) THE JOURNEY […]
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Wisdom Day #23: The Wisdom of the “Sifted Soil”
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell […]
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Wisdom Day #22: The Wisdom of the “Unyielding Anchor”
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” — Hebrews 6:19 (NIV) THE JOURNEY In the history of seafaring, the ultimate test of a ship’s […]
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Wisdom Day #21: The Wisdom of the “Borrowed Shield”
“He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” — Proverbs 30:5 (ESV) THE JOURNEY In ancient infantry tactics, the Roman legionnaires utilized a massive, rectangular shield known […]
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Wisdom Day #20: The Wisdom of the “Unseen Roots”
“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by […]
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Wisdom Day #19: The Wisdom of the “Chronological Compass”
“Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel ought to do…” — 1 Chronicles 12:32 (NASB) THE JOURNEY In agricultural history, a farmer […]