A summary of Brett McCracken’s The Wisdom Pyramid A person’s diet needs the right proportions of vitamins, carbohydrates, vegetables, protein, dairy, and fats. In years past, the “Food Pyramid” was the suggested way to make sure people had the proper intake of each category. Author Brett McCracken uses the analogy of the “Wisdom Pyramid” to teach about the importance of our spiritual…
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
Wisdom
Life Lesson: “People are fascinating, which is a tremendous gift. Choose carefully the people after whom you model your life.” 1 Corinthians 2:11 ESV For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Proverbs 20:5 ESV The purpose in a man’s…
James chapter 1 reads, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4 ESV) Probably none of us will say that we enjoy trials, but God uses them…
Obadiah 12 ESV “But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their ruin; do not boast in the day of distress.” Here God tells the Edomites (the descendants of Esau) not to gloat over the misfortunes of Judah (descendants of Jacob). When…