KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Sanctification is a function of being present. Wisdom is applied knowledge. Knowledge can exist in the absence of wisdom, but wisdom cannot exist in the absence of knowledge. Wisdom is a function of sanctification, given by God alone (Jas 1:5). Emotional Salvation Isn’t Enough – blog 7/26/19 I know a lot of people who
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Sanctification is a function of being present. Wisdom is applied knowledge. Knowledge can exist in the absence of wisdom, but wisdom cannot exist in the absence of knowledge. Wisdom is a function of sanctification, given by God alone (Jas 1:5). Wisdom applies God’s grace to life. It provides an abiding ‘grace-mindset’.
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“No” is just a harmless expression, a necessary convention in the English language. Its use is often avoided, but shouldn’t be, because people nowadays are hyper-triggered by not getting what they want. We need to flip the script. I suppose our opposition to being told “no” begins at a very early age, doesn’t it? For
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I’m not a fan of commercials, either on television or radio. Why? Because, typically, they are designed to appeal to my human flesh. They rarely are anything but a well-packaged attempt to fleece me out of a few bucks for something I’ll later regret spending my hard-earned money on. Furthermore, I find most of them
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“You have a strong back,” said my doctor. That was like 30 years ago. Don’t laugh. “Ouch, my back hurts,” said I. That was yesterday. OK, go ahead and laugh now. I’m 56 years old at the writing of this blog and I’ve enjoyed good health my whole life, having evaded most common injuries. I’m
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I’ve had several elderly people share with me over the past few years that getting old is like “becoming invisible.” Of course, this requires a bit of explanation, as that comment by itself could be misconstrued in myriad ways. So, let me share their perspective and my subsequent thoughts. One side comment worth noting here:
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I learned a very powerful lesson later in life that I wish I had learned earlier. If you’re younger than me and you’re reading this, then my encouragement is to listen closely – this blog may save you some recurring heartache, regret, and self-doubt. We humans live within the construct of time. This means that
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Solomon, the wisest man of his time, wrote at the very beginning of his book on wisdom: The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge
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Benjamin Franklin once quipped, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While this is a humorous way of distilling the inescapable truths in life, it isn’t accurate by Biblical revelation. It does, however, reflect on the sense of futility one might experience in this world. King Solomon wrote
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A man buys a plot of land and sets out to build his dream home on it. He’s been saving up his whole life for this moment. He has house plans in hand, having spent years designing and redesigning, balancing aesthetic with function. Since he designed it himself, his intention is to build it himself.
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