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Growing in Character Photo of tall treesLiving Out Your FaithSpiritual Formation

Growing in Character

Wisdom for Dummies: The Book of ProverbsThis content is taken from chapter 3 of Dr. Boa's book The Perfect Leader. People generally don’t like being called “dummies.” And yet how can we explain the overwhelming success of a series of books aimed at dummies? Beginning with the November 1991 publication of DOS for Dummies, the series now has more than 100…
June 28, 2016
Faith and Obedience Image of fence-lined path heading toward a beautiful, unseen viewLiving Out Your FaithSpiritual Formation

Faith and Obedience

This article borrows heavily from Walter Henrichsen's A Layman’s Guide to Applying the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1978). There are four ingredients essential to the assimilation of Scripture: knowledge, understanding, experience, and application.Of these four, the one most heavily emphasized in Scripture is application.Henrichsen, Layman's Guide, 19–21. The Bible consistently emphasizes faith as a commitment to what God says—and acting on…
May 9, 2016