Tag: folly

• Leave the Simple Ways

  6Leave your simple ways, and live,and walk in the way of insight.”–Proverbs 9 In the book of Proverbs, you are heeding the call of one of two ‘women’–Lady Wisdom or Madam Folly. Let’s unpack this verse with three statements. Those of us who follow Jesus already understand these. But, frankly, every person is a disciple…

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  October 9, 2023

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• Your Speech Matters

  1A gentle answer turns away wrath,  but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,  but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. 3The eyes of the LORD are in every place,  observing the evil and the good. 4A soothing tongue is a tree of life,  but a perverse tongue…

  bradshawjoel

  December 15, 2022

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• What Do You Pursue?

  6Leave your simple ways, and live,and walk in the way of insight.”–Proverbs 9 In the book of Proverbs, you are heeding the call of one of two ‘women’–Lady Wisdom or Madam Folly. Those of us who follow Jesus already understand these. But, frankly, every person is a disciple of another. In some way or fashion.…

  bradshawjoel

  October 9, 2022

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