Wisdom

Proverbs 4:10-19 is simple. It’s about choosing the right way. ‘The way’ is a motif throughout Proverbs. Two women are used to illustrate the way of the righteous or the way of the wicked.

Q: You always say we must take the word at its word. We don’t add or take away. You say not to worry about what we “think” it means, but what it does mean. A few weeks ago you mentioned that the Proverbs 31 woman was not really about what a woman should want to be but was about wisdom. This was a little surprising to me because since I’ve read it as a little girl it seems very cut and dry. It’s a lot less ambiguous than some of the verses and books of the Bible. I never looked at this passage as a burden. I always loved the fact that God took time to show us this amazing reflection of what I believe so many women do and are.

Proverbs 3:13-18 is about something more precious and priceless than anything. It’s not something we grab out of a burning home, but the wisdom in understanding what wisdom is. The parallel is that when we find wisdom, we gain understanding.

Q: What do you think of Christians using pronouns for themselves and others who demand we address them with their preferred pronouns? I feel like by using pronouns for myself and others; I’m conforming to the culture and, in turn, humoring those individuals that identify as they/them and other opposing pronouns that don’t line up with their biological sex. I don’t want to make them feel disrespected, but at the same time, I don’t want to conform to their false truth. I want to tell them the truth in love.

Do you want wisdom? If so, there is a path to get it, but it’s not what you think. Wisdom is the deliberate pursuit of something whose origin is God; it is manifold and multifaceted. We must have a deep reliance on the Father.

Robert Morgan joins Michael to discuss biblical meditation. He shares what it is and why it is essential for our prayer life as believers.

What if God’s Grace makes you angry? What if God, by the demonstration of His kindness and mercy, shows someone grace that you or I think are not deserving? How do we respond to that? How do we ask for God’s grace for people we hate? That’s at the crux of Jonah’s complaint. Michael teaches through the book of Jonah.

Michael sits in the guest’s seat for this conversation about why and how to read the Bible. Don’t miss this episode about Michael’s journey to becoming a student and teacher of Scripture.

Natasha Crain joins Michael to discuss her book “Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular World” and to help us understand what it means to have a Biblical worldview.

This is a marvelous book and a final address from the Apostle Peter, the original spokesperson of the Church, imploring the believers to remember what he taught after he’s gone.