Tag: wisdom
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Asking for Wisdom
James 1:5-8 NLT “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of […]
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Stewards
Taking care of the pastis what stewards do.Old and musty booksmust taste the outside airand be reborn in youthful minds.Ancient wisdom must shine forthand illumine the way.Treasures buried deepmust be retrieved and scatteredto benefit the poor.And as I speak the words of life,the past takes shape today,determining our future. Copyright 2020 Dennis M. Cortes (Photo […]
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The Righteous and The Wicked
In my morning devotions I make use of Timothy Keller’s God’s Wisdom in Navigating Life, a one-year devotional guide on the book of Proverbs. Last year I made use of his The Songs of Jesus, a devotional guide on the Psalms. In today’s devotional he mentions that when we meet the words “righteous” and “wicked” […]
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This I have done
I have done nothing but grow slowly out of some of my ignorance. – Sven Birkerts, The Gutenberg Elegies, p. 104