“Wisdom begins in wonder.” -Socrates A few years ago a friend gave me a book entitled “Recapture the Wonder”. In it the author invites readers to “break free from the weariness and cynicism of life to enjoy God’s amazing...
The title of this post sounds a bit “Yoda-ish”, I know. But, just as Yoda brought sound wisdom in attention-getting ways to generations over the last 50 years, so the Words of Scripture have brought wisdom to generations for millennia. I have had a hard...
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.” Matthew 10:16 These are among Jesus’ words to his disciples, the Twelve, as he was preparing them to be sent, two by two, out into the world. He commended the...
In about 2000 I was teaching an adult Sunday School Class. We did a series on spiritual gifts and took a spiritual gifts inventory. My primary gifts were faith and teaching. I was not particularly comfortable with the gift of teaching. I had no formal training in...
The pathway to complete dependence on God begins with innocent dependence, too. Jesus said we must come “as a child…”- depending on Another. There are some things in which age and perspective provide a distinct advantage…..faith, hope, and love are among them. If one...
