1 Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world! 2 High and low, rich and poor—listen! Psalm 49:1-2 What does it take to listen? To concentrate our attention towards hearing? The psalmist goes on to speak of wisdom. He talks specifically of rich people going to the grave like everyone else, …
Category Archives: Wisdom
Over All
“What to write, Lord?” is usually my Friday morning prayer. This morning, my thoughts are many: As I woke up, I thought about the relationship between sex and violence. Both penetrate physical boundaries, one in love and one in hatred. Not sure where that thought is going, but the similarity of the opposites intrigues me. …
Obedient Wrestling
“If I tell Jesus my anger, he’ll throw me out of the room.” The young woman’s tears glistened on her cheeks. During prayer ministry time, I had just encouraged her to be honest with God about how she felt. Her husband had cheated and she’d been downsized. She was furious with her husband, her boss, …