When I first started blogging about my quest to find biblical wisdom as a parent, David was an infant. From the beginning, I thought about whether my children would have a problem someday with what I was writing. I first drew from my own experiences. My mom does quite a bit of speaking and does [...]
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Here is my question today: How much knowledge do I need in order to be wise? It’s a trick question, I think. We think of wisdom as a plateau that we reach, and our answer might reflect this perspective, but if wisdom is a learned skill, then we might answer the question differently. Proverbs 1:7 [...]
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This topic is several posts long, but I have been thinking about this for a very long time. In Proverbs 3, 21-26, Solomon tells us that one of the results of wisdom is a measure of confidence and freedom from fear. I like that, since I am not always confident and free from fear as [...]
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I’m realizing that there are many times my desire for communication doesn’t coincide with my children’s desire. I interpret their reluctance to talk as an absolute, but I’m realizing it’s not always a desire to close the subject completely. Sometimes (they don’t even realize this) they’re uncomfortable with the intensity of personal communication, even as [...]
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One of the wisdom questions we face is how to know what behaviors to ignore, or whether we should ignore anything at all. Sometimes the same behavior needs discipline in one situation, but ignoring in the other. How can we tell? There’s knowledge to be found in the Bible that will help me make those [...]
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I’ve been reading Parenting with Wisdom with friends. We’ve been talking about loving our children the way God made them. Here’s the question I’m asking myself: What are the particular strengths of the ages my children are right now? I’ve got an almost eight year old who is keenly watching my actions to see if [...]
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One child saying to a friend, “Let’s go away. We HATE him. [about another child]” Putting off making phone calls to friends yet another week. So long that now she’s embarrassed to call. One child trying to discern how appropriate a request is before obeying.Trying to figure out the future before she stops worrying about [...]
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The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to [...]
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It’s been a joy to be in a church where so many of the older women have a burden for mentorship, and are actively seeking to teach the younger women God’s Word. I’ve also watched as young women show humility in their desire to learn from the older women. This is good, and I’ve been [...]
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From Friday’s Post: Michelle finally stops waiting for wisdom and determines to do the best she knows how. Turns out her decision was fine, but Michelle is now confused. Did God neglect his promise to give wisdom? Is wisdom the same as knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt what to do in a certain [...]
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