Remember Where's Waldo?

It began as Where's Wally? in 1987, a book of crowd scenes created by a British illustrator named Martin Handford.  He started hiding Wally in the middle of these complex backdrops as a way of helping readers focus more closely on his artwork.  Children of all ages quickly began spending hours staring at pages trying to find the weird looking guy with the striped shirt, glasses, and the pom-pom hat.  There was such a sense of triumph when he was finally found after a diligent search... until the page was turned and a new search began.

You might be surprised to know that there is a version of Where's Waldo? happening in our lives right now.  We are looking for answers that seem to be harder to find than Waldo ever was.  The backdrop of our society is as complex and confusing as it has ever been.  How do we make choices day to day? How should we live as the church in our fractured times? Our Waldo is wisdom, and we need it more than we realize.

This week, we will continue our study on First Corinthians, A Better Way. We'll discover how the Apostle Paul addresses the divisions in the Corinthian church with a discussion of wisdom.  In 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Paul tells the church that the solution to their problems cannot be seen in the wisdom of the world, but only in the wisdom of God.  Paul makes it clear that our "Waldo" can be found.  I hope you'll join us this week as we learn what wisdom is and where to find it.