+The Lookout

Mar 14 | Discovery

by Christian Standard | 8 March, 2021 | +The Lookout, Discovery

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Look at how the main passage (Proverbs 3:1-12) is arranged. You’ll see six commands or actions followed by corresponding results or rewards. In what ways do you find this format to be beneficial?

Mar 7 | The Source of Wisdom

by Christian Standard | 1 March, 2021 | +The Lookout, Study

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Proverbs are succinct, abrupt, and curt. They do not debate. They assert. They are short, pithy statements of “general” truth. They are always true but only in the intended context. . . .

Mar 7 | Application

by Christian Standard | 1 March, 2021 | +The Lookout, Application

Reading Time: 3 minutes

My first “minister’s office” was a small corner room. . . . My office contained a gas heater, a rotary phone, and a mimeograph machine I cranked by hand to print the weekly bulletin. One of my weekly tasks was burning trash in a barrel. . . .