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21. Stop Chasing Wealth. Start Courting Wisdom.

The Thirty Sayings (21/30)

Mon, 18 Aug 20256 min read

Saying Twenty-One Proverbs 24:3-4 Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Stop chasing wealth. Start courting w...

A Productive Conversation on Abortion

At Newcastle University

Thu, 14 Aug 20252 min read

For more context about Abolish Abortion Australia, check out their fabulous website, aptly named www.abolishabortionaustralia.com. (And if, perchance, you were wondering if you, too, could acquire such an — again — si...

It's All Talk

Tue, 12 Aug 20253 min read

Observe the Homo wishiwashius evangelicus in his natural habitat. He leans forward earnestly, shuts his eyes for three seconds, sighs, then leans back again. After repeating these motions several times in various scra...

20. Stop Trying to Outshine Sodom

The Thirty Sayings (20/30)

Mon, 11 Aug 20254 min read

Saying Twenty Proverbs 24:1-2 Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their heart devises violence, and their lips talk of troublemaking. Stop trying to outshine Sodom. It is significant that th...

19. Mock the Fool, Save the Man

The Thirty Sayings (19/30)

Mon, 04 Aug 20256 min read

Saying Nineteen Proverbs 23:29-35 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search...

The Deck Café

Thu, 31 Jul 20251 min read

For just $18.51, my Thursday morning transformed itself from one of those dreary what-day-is-it-agains into an invigorating affair in which geese and a freshly baked scone sought to wrestle my attention away from the...

18. Son, Women Are Above Your Pay Grade

The Thirty Sayings (18/30)

Mon, 28 Jul 202510 min read

Saying Eighteen Proverbs 23:26-28 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. For a harlot is a deep pit, and a seductress is a narrow well. She also lies in wait as for a victim, and increases the...

Don't Overcook Your Doctrinal Steak

Weekly Text: Acts 15:12-21

Tue, 22 Jul 20253 min read

There are two major conclusions from the Jerusalem Conference, one doctrinal and timeless, the other practical and context-specific. The Doctrinal “Therefore I judge that we do not trouble those who are turning to God...

17. Wisdom is the Ultimate Heirloom

The Thirty Sayings (17/30)

Tue, 22 Jul 20255 min read

Saying Seventeen Proverbs 23:22-25 Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding. The father of t...