Wisdom is fulfilled by judgment. In Proverbs, the role of the king is that of judge of the nation. A nation under righteous judgment becomes righteous, but the inverse is also true. A wicked king, lax in the way of justice, can bring a nation to...

This week we consider Proverbs' teaching on what a past generation would call pleasurable vices. Sex and drink in particular feature prominently in Proverbs. The danger they pose is the loss of strength; they sap energy that would otherwise be...

Proverbs has much to say about work, chiefly that we should. The staples of a Christian work ethic come down to effort, honesty, and competence, and judging by the number of Proverbs devoted to it, laziness may be our greatest obstacle to embodying...

To be wise is different than knowing life hacks. It is knowing the nature of God's world well enough to traverse it skillfully and righteously at the same time. This means that a man cannot be both wise and greedy. Open-handed compassion to...

On the subject of wealth, Proverbs gives us a paradox. On the one hand, one must not seek wealth. On the other hand, wealth can be a good thing and is often a consequence of wisdom. This means that a person must never seek wealth as a means in...

In Proverbs, words are not just words. They are capable of building up and tearing down setting fires and putting them out. Wisdom is to know the use of words and to put them toward gracious and godly ends.

This week we return to the Proverbs series, reflecting now on topics beyond that of the family. We will be considering money, speech, work, and other topics, beginning this week with friendship. In Proverbs, good friends bring a particular kind of...

The story of the Bible finally culminates In the revealing of of the sons of God, the renewing of creation, and the vision of the face of God. Christians hold that all things will be made new in Christ, and the end of the story is really only the...

The Church is the Body of Christ, saved by the body of Christ, and gathered around the Body of Christ. This week we see from Scripture how we ought to imagine God's people. We are a people called to gather so that we might receive life from...

This week we come to what may be the most difficult part of the Christian story for those (like us!) who live in secularized cultures. One writer (Voltaire) famously said that "Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody...