The novelty has worn off. A friend said this recently regarding the lifestyle required by this virus. So it behooves us even more to find a silver lining. For me, it’s dads with kids riding bikes. The last verse in the Old Testament is an interesting one. Malachi speaks of
Ephesians 6:4:4, Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger [parorgizō – make angry or exasperate] but bring them up in the discipline [paideia – discipline, training] and instruction [nouthesia – warning, admonition] of the Lord. Wise words, from an ancient voice. I am sure I exasperated my children more
This week, our Youtube channel features the animated distillation of Darrow’s April 2016 article, Wisdom is Better Than Knowledge. Thanks for watching! (Go here if the video doesn’t show.)
What path are you on? Where is your life taking you? The previous post ended with a look back. In this post we’ll turn around and look ahead. Many people would do well to become familiar with a little-used English word: prolepsis. According to Britannica, a prolepsis is “a figure of
Life is filled with choices. Should I study or go play? Should I stay in school or drop out? Should I take this job or wait for a better one? Should I move or stay where I am? Should I seek marriage or remain single? Some choices are trivial. Some
Do you really know what wisdom is? For example, sometimes we speak of “worldy wisdom,” as in, “There’s a real debonair fellow. That guy has lots of worldy wisdom.” But in Proverbs, worldly wisdom means human wisdom that sets itself up in contrast with God’s wisdom. Worldly wisdom is actually
Wisdom is not the same thing as being smart. Who’s the smartest person in history? Albert Einstein? Stephen Hawking? Marilyn vos Savant? We all admire geniuses. In fact, human intelligence is a gift from God. But there’s something even better than intelligence. The Bible places a higher value on wisdom
Jesus spoke of a property owner who met with his servants before leaving on a journey. I’m going away for awhile. I want you to look after my property while I’m gone. He gave money to each servant in proportion to his estimate of their ability. Put this money to
Wisdom and its fruit—shalom—is found when we live in synch with God’s order. God governs the universe through a set of laws and ordinances. You could call them creation laws. They fit broadly into three categories: Truth (physical and metaphysical laws), Beauty (aesthetic laws), and Goodness (moral laws). Truth Truth
We wrote recently about the implications of wisdom in human life as an attribute from the creation. Wisdom is the framework for humans to flourish as God intended. It’s not hard to see wisdom vs. folly played out in simple economics. By wisdom wealth can be created, and used to bless
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