Wisdom is not a static thing; instead it is dependent on a variety of considerations including the present leading of the Spirit. Without this wisdom we’ll depend too heavily on routine and sterile gospel-sharing methods. This is why Solomon could claim, as we’ve previously pointed out, that it’s the wise that “win souls.” A one-size-fits-all …
TO DANCE OR TO DIRGE? (Wisdom’s Many Children) Part 2
In Part 1 we talked about how it takes more than one person, one church, one political party, or one culture to represent true wisdom, and how an over-identification with one over another is not only unwise but immature. Jesus said it reminded him of spoiled children whining about not getting their way. “To what, …
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TO DANCE OR TO DIRGE? (Wisdom’s Many Children) Part 1
“To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: “‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance, we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’ For John the Baptist came neither …
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Sometimes do and sometimes don’t (Part 2)
What do you think? Did the Washingtonian florist do the right thing to refuse to do the flowers for the wedding between two gay men? There has been no shortage of surly pontificating over this one issue, and in my view, way too many words have already been wasted on it. So, why would I …
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What God is Like (Musings on the character of God) #13
Perfectly wise… “… the only wise God” Romans 16:27 I include it in a discussion about God’s character because wisdom is not the acquisition of a lot of knowledge or some higher form of intelligence. They say, “If you want knowledge go to college,” but wisdom is not gained in a class or a textbook; …
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