Patience is the Christlike ability to stay steady, peaceful, and wise while life, people, and even God's answers arrive in slow, ten-cent installments.

The Bible teaches that unchecked anger is a deceptive and destructive character trait that produces inner turmoil, envy, brooding, and vengeance, ultimately eroding faith in God, while healing comes through trusting God's sovereignty, interrupting brooding, and learning to forgive as we have been forgiven.

The resurrection of Christ has a transformative ability. It transformed Mary Magdalene, the Disciples, and Paul. The Resurrection is not only factual. It is essential.

"Is the Christian life worthwhile?" is a question many people ask. The Aaronic blessing explains how the answer is an overwhelming "Yes, it is worthwhile." As Aaron's blessing is transferred onto the Church through Jesus Christ, we have the hope and pleasure of God's blessing, keeping, approval, grace, and peace.

Proverbs 3 tells of two episodes in life that will mold us: wealth and suffering. Suffering is experienced generally globally. But specifically, the righteous may very well experience suffering from the correcting hands of God. Even the righteous can expect to have pleasure interrupted by times of suffering due to God's discipling s through discipline.

The tongue is a powerful tool and even a weapon. Harsh or slanderous words have a lasting impact and speak not only about our neighbor, but about ourselves too. Our tongue will build up or destroy. It will also set the trajectory of life - both our neighbor's and our own. Our words are binding and will free us or hinder us.

Godly wisdom is essential as one's compass for navigating Life. Proverbs 8 gives us the motivation for pursuing wisdom. Its nobility, value, and foundational nature give us reason to listen to the calling voice of wisdom at every crossroad of life.

Knowing God's will is not as simple as casting lots. Today, the Lord has given us a more relational, rational, thorough, Spirit-dependent way of understanding his sovereign will for our lives.

Proverbs 3:9-10 gives us both a command and a promise regarding our wealth. The same principle can be applied to our poverty as well. Wisdom can often be measured by our relationship with money.

Probably the most profound words recorded in Mark's Gospel are what Christ spoke in 2:17. We face a great danger when we fail to see the sinfulness of our sin and the wretched condition our sins leave us in. Repentance is crucial.