Devotions

Counting Up or Counting Down?

Can we actively look forward to growing older when we are grown up, just as much as we did when we were young?

Devotions

Recursive Function

How do we build our supply of wisdom if we need wisdom to get started with that process?

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You’re Only as Old as You Feel 

If age does not automatically produce maturity, what should we do when we realize that we (or others) need to grow up, spiritually?

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New and Old Treasures

Learning a nugget of wisdom from history or from a recent experience is great, but what if there were more?

Devotions

Be Smart, but Not Sinful

Sharing the great news about Jesus is good, but doesn't need to be a haphazard activity.

Gecko
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Listen and Learn 

Despite the barrage of unsolicited advice that comes our way, wise and insightful instruction can be life-changing.

Devotions

I Once Was Blind, Part 2

Is there more to spiritual understanding than just what we can learn by ourselves?

Devotions

I Once Was Blind, Part 1

What does it actually mean to see again when we have been spiritually blind?

Devotions

The Right Tool for the Job

Even if we have limited success with using the wrong tool for the job, we also might break things and get frustrated. There is a better way.

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Old Friends

When you say someone is an "old friend", do you mean that they have been your friend for a long time, or that they are advanced in years?

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You Are What You Eat

If "we are what we eat", where might our diet benefit from a little improvement?

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Tactical Analysis

Wouldn't it be great to have a heads-up display of exactly what we needed to know in a challenging situation?

Fungi on Tree
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Rotten Endings

Some chapters of our life may feel like a poorly-written book or bad movie, but the wise king Solomon realized that the best approach in life was to follow God.

Wooden Walkway
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Don’t Skip the Tutorial

Unlike the less-forgiving games of the past, a veteran gamer can often breeze through the tutorial on a modern game. Real life, though, is not so forgiving of just skimming over the instructions.

Miscellaneous Smaller Plants
Other Study Guides

What Can We Ask For In Prayer?

We are invited to make requests of God. If one of those requests is for His wisdom, I believe that we can better align what we ask for with His will.

Rock Overlook
Devotions

Free Wisdom!

There aren't many free things in life - and some we wouldn't take if they were free. However, God's wisdom is available for the taking. Will we accept it?

Space Flight Plan
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Know-It-All

When we think that we know it all, we are deceiving ourselves, and miss out on a chance for God to teach us.

Playground and Gazebo
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Listen Through

There are a lot of glitches, distractions, and excuses that can cause us to stop listening. What lies in store for us, though, if we power through and keep listening?

Rocks and Leaves
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Preconceptions About Wisdom

It's easy to take bits and pieces of what we have learned, combine it with our own ideas, and start to think that we have it all figured out.