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Category Archives: Constructive Thought
Speak Light into Chaos
Genesis 1:2-3 (NRSVUE) The earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God … Continue reading
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Proverbs 2: Godly Advice
Proverbs 2:7a (CEV) God gives helpful advice to everyone who obeys him. Helpful advice, tushiyyah in Hebrew, translated into English: sound wisdom (most common) good advice (ERV) sound judgment (EHV) wisdom [resourcefulness] (EXB) priceless wisdom (GW) good sense (TLB) … Continue reading
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Proverbs 2: Understanding
Proverbs 2:6 (NLT) For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Understanding, in Hebrew tebunah, meaning discernment, skilled reasoning. Understanding takes that God-given wisdom and knowledge and applies them to our lives here and now.
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Proverbs 2: Knowledge
Proverbs 2:6 (NLT) For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Knowledge, in Hebrew daath, from the word yada, meaning “to know.” Yada, not as a passing acquaintance, but as an intimate friend. Yada, the way God … Continue reading
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Proverbs 2: Wisdom
Proverbs 2: 6a (AMPC) For the Lord gives skillful and godly Wisdom. Wisdom, in Hebrew chokmah: skill prudence shrewdness divine energy By wisdom, God established the earth (Job 38). Through wisdom the Israelites could dwell in the promised land … Continue reading
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Proverbs 2: Worth the Effort
Proverbs 2:6-7a (NET) For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. He stores up effective counsel for the upright. Wisdom, knowledge, understanding, effective counsel — given to us by God, stored up and ready for the taking. … Continue reading
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Repentance and Refreshment
Acts 3:19-20 (Phillips) Now you must repent and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out, that time after time your souls may know the refreshment that comes from the presence of God. Secret sin can come … Continue reading
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Repent: Change Your Mind
Matthew 4:17 (NLT) From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Repent, metanoeó in Greek, means “change your mind” (metá is “changed,” noiéō is “think”). To repent … Continue reading
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MLK: Education
Why study? “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King, Jr. The Purpose of Education, 1947 2 Timothy 2:15 (MEV) Study to show yourself approved … Continue reading
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MLK: Character
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King, Jr. What … Continue reading
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