Tag: wisdom
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~ Land of Uz ~ Poem on Job w/ John Piper Devo
~ I wrote the above poem years ago. It is based on Job 13. In addition, I put a photo of a sculpture, to wit, Job by Ivan Mestrovic. The sculpture can be seen on the campus of my alma mater, Syracuse University. Words for the Wind “Do you think that you can reprove words,…
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(6′) Wisdom & Action Pattern in the Bible
Indeed, turn anywhere you want in the Bible, especially the Poetic and Wisdom literature (Psalms, Proverbs, Job, etc.) and you will find that wisdom is associated with action. For example, “… when hands are idle, the house leaks” (Eccles. 10:18b). “As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed” (Prov.…
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(16) WISDOM, FAST and SLOW
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (James 1:5). ~ We have all probably read James 1:5 or heard it somewhere and assumed that wisdom was a 1-click prayer request away. And yet we have also at…
The Dew and the Rain 