Faith Venture

I have recommended a month of reading Wisdom literature to start the year on a good frame of mind for most of the 15 years of this blog. Usually I recommend the book of Proverbs. I will be reading James and the Sermon on the Mount this year for a change.

A class I led once tried to read Proverbs, but they soon grew bored. It’s tough to read straight through. James reads more like a homily. Not quite like your dad yelling at you constantly.

I rather like Andy Stanley’s theme for his podcast (and sermons)—Make Better Decisions and Live a Better Life. The best summary of Wisdom I’ve heard.

And, of course, at this site we are considering the words of Jesus as the foundation for Wisdom—sometimes explained or amplified by other writers. Maybe Paul or James from the New Testament, or maybe the desert Fathers, or later spiritual writers.

James calls himself a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He continues, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who, gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given himBut let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”

Shall we then ask God for wisdom to help us live through 2026?

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