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How to Grow in Biblical Wisdom?

How to Grow in Biblical Wisdom?

Posted on by Guy Baker
Live in faith, hope and love. Wisdom allows us to experience love, hope, peace, and joy in our daily lives. Those fortunate to have gained a little wisdom and understanding, experience a much higher quality of life. In contrast, living a life absent the wisdom of God produces regret, conflict, pain, suffering, and despair. The adverse effects caused by a lack of wisdom extend not only to our friends and family but to the world around...Read More
Cut to the Quick

Cut to the Quick

Posted on by Alec Nutt
These grey stones that cut to the quick,they send us their imploring cries.Echoes of stories long dead,but who yet still are very much alive.Do you choose to discard their tales?Or use their etchings to draw on your own heart?Ancestors of old who once lost their way.Wounds that cut deep from the start. Lessons sketched on the back of every brick,telling us to open our eyes.Walk on the righteous tread,and to keep away from the vicious...Read More
Guard Your Heart Against Fear

Guard Your Heart Against Fear

Posted on by Kaitlyn D. Culver
(Graphic created by Kaitlyn Culver for highercallinginchrist.com) Today's Reading "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."Proverbs 4:23 "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"Psalm 27:1 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."2 Timothy 1:7 Take a...Read More
Deep Scars

Deep Scars

Posted on by Alec Nutt
These scars I dread As I return broken From a battle once dead And long unspoken. Again I must fight Against my buried foe Carelessly brought to light From the darkness below. I raise my banner And ready my sword In foolish manner And self-righteous accord. We met on this field His horde gave cheer I rose my shield As he drove his spear. Each step was grueling Weighted by my armor But still assuming...Read More
The Deal on Prayer

The Deal on Prayer

Posted on by Kaitlyn D. Culver
Today's Reading "Pray continually."1 Thessalonians 5:17 Take a Moment In other words, always be praying! Most of us have grown up learning there are certain times to pray, like before we eat and sleep. On special occasions, like testing day, we pray for good grades right before sitting down to take the test. While none of these are wrong times to pray, it is wrong to assume those are the only times we SHOULD pray....Read More