Getting Wisdom

Tithing Your Time


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Myron and Martin reflect on tithing time with intention. They discuss another of George Washington's Rules of Civility—this one on pointing, crossing legs, and fidgeting. In today’s readings, Aquinas offers a dense meditation on the nature of the Trinity, while Calvin affirms Scripture’s divine authority through its revelation to undistinguished observers.


"[Moses] remaining there forty days separated from human society; his countenance glistening during the promulgation of the law, as with meridian effulgence; the lightnings which flashed on every side; the voices and thunderings which echoed in the air; the clang of the trumpet blown by no human mouth; his entrance into the tabernacle, while a cloud hid him from the view of the people; the miraculous vindication of his authority..."
Institutes, 1.8.5


04:21 Opening Reflections: Embracing adulthood

12:34 Tithing your time

27:13 The classics

34:20 Rules of Civlity: Fidgeting

39:41 Roadside Attractions: The Ark Encounter

46:08 Summa Theologica (Prima Pars, Q39)

54:37 Institutes (1.8.1-5)

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Getting WisdomBy Myron Steeves and Martin Isreb