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A paraplegic can have a rich full life. There may be some things that are always out of reach, and often their lifespans are shorter than other peoples, but a triumphant spirit can learn to work around many things. And the number of days often
In my prior post about Proverbs, I said that it was a frame narrative of God’s interaction with humanity, and that the middle chapters 10-29 were like gleanings, little seeds of wisdom, that the Holy Spirit drops in our path for us to find. In this
Proverbs 30:5 says, “Every word of God is pure. Deuteronomy 8:3 and Matthew 4:4 state that “humanity cannot live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” If we are image bearers, then what do our words say about us?
I went to Proverbs when I was a young believer, because it is the book about wisdom, and my life was riddled with failures. I wanted all the wisdom God could give me. I meditated on the book for many years, and eventually one thought became
I’ve been meditating on the verse from Jeremiah 12 which says, “If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan.” My first thought was, “But Lord, I like safe country. Why do I have to go to the thickets
