Tag: wisdom

• 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 […]

  attycortes

  July 1, 2021

  devotional

  bible study, faith, God's generosity, Prayer, wisdom

• 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 […]

  attycortes

  March 5, 2020

  poetry

  My Poems, past, stewardship, treasures, wisdom

• 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” […]

  attycortes

  January 17, 2018

  life

  Proverbs, Timothy Keller, wisdom

• This I have done

  I have done nothing but grow slowly out of some of my ignorance. – Sven Birkerts, The Gutenberg Elegies, p. 104

  attycortes

  November 7, 2014

  quotes

  growth, ignorance, Sven Birkerts, wisdom