Advice to My Younger Self

Advice to My Younger Self – From her current vantage point in life, Donna tells what advice she would offer to her younger self.

How to Waste Your Counseling

How to Waste Your Counseling – “Wise counsel is costly, but it is worth every bit of the cost.”

How to Walk With the Wise

How to Walk With the Wise – “From the book of Proverbs, the book of wise sayings, here are four characteristics to look for in people for the walk.”

 

What Is Wisdom?

What Is Wisdom? – “Wisdom is truth applied in specific situations for godly ends.”

The Lost Art of Independent Thinking

The Lost Art of Independent Thinking – “Never before have we had so much access to information and so little wisdom.”

Can You Still Be Persuaded?

Can You Still Be Persuaded? – “Why Wisdom Remains Open to Reason.”

The Wisdom of Work

The Wisdom of Work – “Time is short. We only have so many years, months, days, and hours in which to be productive. This is reason enough for us to work as unto the Lord during the short time God has given us in this life.”

How to Read Wisdom Literature

How to Read Wisdom Literature – “Wisdom can only find its truest fulfillment in those who revere and worship the one true God.”

The Wisdom of Avoiding Strife

The Wisdom of Avoiding Strife – “Conflict is hard. By ‘conflict,’ I’m referring not to everyday disagreements, but to the sort of disagreements that look like knock-down, drag-em-out fights, that turn people into enemies of one another. The book of Proverbs refers to such situations as ‘strife.'”

What We’re Asking for When We Pray for Wisdom

What We’re Asking for When We Pray for Wisdom – “Wisdom comes through prayer and practice.”

The Wise Man Is In Town

The Wise Man Is In Town – “Where did we get the idea that the wisest among us dwell in seclusion in hard to reach places?”

Wisdom Above Came Below: How Christmas Speaks to Our Confusion

Wisdom Above Came Below: How Christmas Speaks to Our Confusion – “As we long for such wisdom to fall upon us, Advent reminds us that Wisdom dwelt among us. For Jesus of Nazareth is the ultimate human embodiment of wisdom from on high.”

The Simplest Way to Grow in Wisdom (or Foolishness)

The Simplest Way to Grow in Wisdom (or Foolishness) – “Wisdom is about reality. It’s about real-life decision-making in real-life situations. And that is, indeed, a powerful thing. So, then, how do you grow in wisdom?”

40 More Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life

40 More Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life – This is a list of “random” topics but worth a slow read.

4 Layers to Gaining Wisdom

4 Layers to Gaining Wisdom – So, where do we start? Let me first offer the foundational building blocks of wisdom.”

 

Challenge of Charity

Challenge of Charity – “Perhaps it goes without saying, but not all giving is good. It doesn’t take much travel around the world to find problems with Christian charity.” There are plenty of example of well-meaning “help” that ends up causing problems and hurt.

3 Signs You’re Dying on a Hill That Jesus Never Asked You To

3 Signs You’re Dying on a Hill That Jesus Never Asked You To – “Sometimes, we end up dying on hills that Jesus never asked us to. We engineer suffering, or at least perceived suffering, in the name of Jesus. But Jesus isn’t always in those places.”

What to Do with News: Learning Wisdom at Walden Pond

What to Do with News: Learning Wisdom at Walden Pond – “It is impossible for anyone to know everything that is happening today, much less to have a thoughtful opinion about these events. What would we do with all this information anyway?”

 

Let Correction Be a Clue

Let Correction Be a Clue – “Proverbs is clear throughout: correction is a gift that helps us discern between the scoffer and the wise.”

Don’t Fill Every Open Moment with Content

Don’t Fill Every Open Moment with Content – “Foolishness is rampant today in part because we’re rarely stationary enough to experience stillness. And stillness is a prerequisite for wisdom.”