The Way of Wisdom: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs
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- Author：Timothy J. Keller
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Summary
From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes a beautifully packaged， yearlong daily devotional based on the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is God's book of wisdom， teaching us the essence and goal of a Christian life。 In this 365-day devotional， Timothy Keller offers readers a fresh， inspiring lesson for every day of the year based on different passages within the Book of Proverbs。 With his trademark knowledge， Keller unlocks the wisdom within the poetry of Proverbs and guides us toward a new understanding of what it means to live a moral life。 God's Wisdom for Navigating Life is a book that readers will be able to turn to every day， year after year， to cultivate a deeper， more fulfilling relationship with God。 This makes a perfect companion to Keller's devotional on the Psalms， The Songs of Jesus。
Proverbs is God's book of wisdom， teaching us the essence and goal of a Christian life。 In this 365-day devotional， Timothy Keller offers readers a fresh， inspiring lesson for every day of the year based on different passages within the Book of Proverbs。 With his trademark knowledge， Keller unlocks the wisdom within the poetry of Proverbs and guides us toward a new understanding of what it means to live a moral life。 God's Wisdom for Navigating Life is a book that readers will be able to turn to every day， year after year， to cultivate a deeper， more fulfilling relationship with God。 This makes a perfect companion to Keller's devotional on the Psalms， The Songs of Jesus。
Reviews
Sondra Retzlaff
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Pastor Keller does a wonderful job of making every word matter in these brief devotions on the Book of Proverbs。 Chock full of wisdom applied to our daily lives。
Diana Meredith
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Great book on Proverbs。
Barbara
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I didn’t find the depth of insight I was looking for in these readings。 I’ve laid this book aside for another time as it may be that I’m not in the right place for it to speak to me as it’s been very unsettling during this pandemic。
Andy Schmidt
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For a daily devotional， quite good。 As long as I was attentive it made me think every morning
Jemima Jange
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Me encanta este devocional。 La búsqueda de la sabiduría es vital para sobrellevar nuestro día a día。 Tim Keller tiene un corazón muy abierto y comprensivo， pero sobretodo siempre tiene palabras de ánimo y llamados claros de exhortación a vivir sabiamente， en continúo aprendizaje， integridad y transparencia。 Amo las oraciones de cada día， son sinceras y reales， todo creyente se puede identificar con ellas。 #teamKeller
Drew
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It's good。 Keller drops his helpful nuggets here and there It's good。 Keller drops his helpful nuggets here and there 。。。more
Deedee Freemire
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This can be read over and over every year！
Jessica Vique
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Read through this last year as part of my daily devotional。 Packed with so much wisdom。。。loved digging into Proverbs。
Samuel Buchholz
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I love TK and have really enjoyed all of his books except this one。 If you want a great devotional， get Songs of Jesus by TK。
Peter
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This a very profitable book， challenging but also encouraging。
Bill Martin
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This book became such a part of my daily routine that I forgot to count it as "read" on the last day of 2020。 Anytime a believer has the opportunity to be mentored by an older， wiser brother or sister in the Faith， it should be fully availed！ This past year's devotions have been rich， thanks to committing to the journey through Proverbs this book offers readers。 If you are brand new to daily devotional reading or to Christian discipleship， perhaps the Kellers' book on the Psalms， "The Songs of J This book became such a part of my daily routine that I forgot to count it as "read" on the last day of 2020。 Anytime a believer has the opportunity to be mentored by an older， wiser brother or sister in the Faith， it should be fully availed！ This past year's devotions have been rich， thanks to committing to the journey through Proverbs this book offers readers。 If you are brand new to daily devotional reading or to Christian discipleship， perhaps the Kellers' book on the Psalms， "The Songs of Jesus，" would be a better starting point。 This daily devotional guide on Proverbs （and other wisdom passages） assumes some Christian experience and biblical knowledge。 I used it daily， about 30 minutes per read， and here was my pattern: 1。 Orient my heart through praying Psalm 119:18 （often with another to help turn my focus to God's word）。 2。 Read the biblical text referenced。 Read it slowly， noticing its features， context， key words， etc。 Make brief observations of the text， as the Spirit illumined it to my mind。 Write them down。3。 （This part is completely "extra"）。 I used Bruce Waltke's commentary （Proverbs， NICOT） to dig deeper into the text， structure， and context of each passage。 This is NOT recommended for everyone， but using a good commentary as another "conversation partner" is rich for me。4。 Read the Kellers' devotional thoughts and let them lead my heart into prayer。 5。 Pray， sometimes using the prayer the Kellers provided， but most often writing my own short， devotional prayers。 Open into a fuller time of prayer， using The Lord's Prayer （Matthew 6:9-13） as a guide。 6。 Contemplate: are there any specific ways the Spirit wants to apply this text / truth to me or those to whom I am called to love？ In some ways， this pattern adapts the Medieval version of Lectio Divina， but it's really a mashup of various devotional patterns I've tried （and failed with） over years of disciplining my devotional life。 The main idea with ANY devotional habit is to present yourself to the Lord daily （Romans 12:1-2） and allow the Spirit to drive God's word deeper in your heart and life。 You must be hungry and thirsty for this if you want to succeed， and finally， as you will learn in "God's Wisdom for Navigating Life，" nothing in the Christian life is about spiritual performance to gain God's acceptance， but rather moving FROM total acceptance and reconciliation in Jesus Christ， as a child of God adopted by grace， into closer fellowship with God。 。。。more
Thomas D
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A Great Study of God's Wisdom for Life as Revealed in the Book of Proverbs。 I paired my reading with The Authors "The Songs of Jesus" for daily reading。Intentional or Not， I found that the book on Psalms presented The Problem & The book on Proverbs provided the Solution In Scripture， day by day almost。 Both books kept true to scripture， but helped bring it into my life issues in Today's World。 Often addressing issues on my mind at the time or perhaps in the News during The Year 2020; A Most Chal A Great Study of God's Wisdom for Life as Revealed in the Book of Proverbs。 I paired my reading with The Authors "The Songs of Jesus" for daily reading。Intentional or Not， I found that the book on Psalms presented The Problem & The book on Proverbs provided the Solution In Scripture， day by day almost。 Both books kept true to scripture， but helped bring it into my life issues in Today's World。 Often addressing issues on my mind at the time or perhaps in the News during The Year 2020; A Most Challenging Year。 Each book aided in receiving The Guidance I Prayed To Receive， often aided by The Books Prayer for that day or a nearby day。 。。。more
Tony Brott
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Seek God and gain wisdom"（W）isdom is only a by-product of wanting something more than wisdom — to see God！ Aim at knowing God， and you get wisdom thrown in。 Aim just at wisdom — in order to be successful — and you get neither。"The above quotation， from this excellent devotional from Tim and Kathy Keller， gives us the reason why studying Proverbs benefits。 Yes， it will help us be wiser， but more importantly it will help us know God， who grants wisdom。 These short， easily digested devotionals take Seek God and gain wisdom"（W）isdom is only a by-product of wanting something more than wisdom — to see God！ Aim at knowing God， and you get wisdom thrown in。 Aim just at wisdom — in order to be successful — and you get neither。"The above quotation， from this excellent devotional from Tim and Kathy Keller， gives us the reason why studying Proverbs benefits。 Yes， it will help us be wiser， but more importantly it will help us know God， who grants wisdom。 These short， easily digested devotionals take us through Proverbs （and other scripture） to help us see how wisdom is not just something learned but something that influences and fuels our daily lives。 。。。more
Peter Yock
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This was a great companion to 2020 - a great way to start every day。 It'd usually take me around 5-10mins but if I had longer I'd happily spend more time reflecting and responding。At first I didn't find it as good as Keller's similar yearly devotional on the Psalms。 But after a month or two， I started to realise just how brilliant it is。 Its wisdom is cumulative， so reading just a day or two isn't really enough to get the vibe。I was especially challenged by the near-final section on being genero This was a great companion to 2020 - a great way to start every day。 It'd usually take me around 5-10mins but if I had longer I'd happily spend more time reflecting and responding。At first I didn't find it as good as Keller's similar yearly devotional on the Psalms。 But after a month or two， I started to realise just how brilliant it is。 Its wisdom is cumulative， so reading just a day or two isn't really enough to get the vibe。I was especially challenged by the near-final section on being generous to the poor in our realm， something I need to think through （and do！） more。Highly recommended。 。。。more
Thomas Bertrand
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Excellent dévotionnel pour tous les jours。 Je recommande。
Megan
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Advent reading ✝️
Reyna
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Un devocional corto y práctico， útilDisfruté mucho cada lección。 Si lo recomiendo。 Se me hace un excelente regalo para antes de comenzar un año。 Cabe resaltar que creo que es un buen regalo para hombres， pues no es un libro devocional cursi。
Lonny Crawford
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Valuable information explaining the book of Proverbs and good advice for our lives。
Jose
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Some really good nuggets in there。
Rob Messenger
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A helpful way to approach Proverbs， full of real-world pastoral applications。 Almost as good as the Kellers' 'My Rock， My Refuge year of devotions from the Psalms 😊。。。 A helpful way to approach Proverbs， full of real-world pastoral applications。 Almost as good as the Kellers' 'My Rock， My Refuge year of devotions from the Psalms 😊。。。 。。。more
Lynda
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I enjoy reading this as a final word before going to sleep。 Sometimes a bit complicated to get my head around what Tim's saying and other times really illuminates the verse。 Basically his thoughts with a prayer at the end。 Helpful and encouraging。 I enjoy reading this as a final word before going to sleep。 Sometimes a bit complicated to get my head around what Tim's saying and other times really illuminates the verse。 Basically his thoughts with a prayer at the end。 Helpful and encouraging。 。。。more
Philip Taylor
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An excellent daily devotional focused on wisdom literature in the Bible。 Typical Keller。 Very challenging and helpful for all of life。
David Freudenburg
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Daily devotions based on the book of Proverbs。 365 one-page devotions are included， one for each day of the year。 Each devotion includes a few related verses， 2-3 paragraphs of thoughts by the author， questions to consider and discuss， and a prayer。 Unlike most studies on Proverbs， this one groups the verses by topics， rather than proceeding through the book verse by verse。 This is a much more logical and understandable way to study the wisdom in this book。 This arrangement also has the advantag Daily devotions based on the book of Proverbs。 365 one-page devotions are included， one for each day of the year。 Each devotion includes a few related verses， 2-3 paragraphs of thoughts by the author， questions to consider and discuss， and a prayer。 Unlike most studies on Proverbs， this one groups the verses by topics， rather than proceeding through the book verse by verse。 This is a much more logical and understandable way to study the wisdom in this book。 This arrangement also has the advantage of connecting consecutive days together。 One is not reading an entirely new topic each day。Unfortunately there is no connection with the other events of the calendar。 For example， there is no connection to Christmas， Easter， Thanksgiving， Independence Day， etc。 In general， it is a nice format， the best I have seen for Proverbs。 。。。more
Amy
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At one of the places I interned， my boss would begin the day by reading segments from the introduction of this devotional。 I was sufficiently intrigued to buy my own copy and incorporate it into my daily devotion。 I quickly realized there was a reason my boss transitioned to something else after finishing the introduction。 The introduction was really the best part of the book。 Like many daily readings， some worked better than others。 Maybe once a month I felt a day really stuck out to me and for At one of the places I interned， my boss would begin the day by reading segments from the introduction of this devotional。 I was sufficiently intrigued to buy my own copy and incorporate it into my daily devotion。 I quickly realized there was a reason my boss transitioned to something else after finishing the introduction。 The introduction was really the best part of the book。 Like many daily readings， some worked better than others。 Maybe once a month I felt a day really stuck out to me and forced me to examine an element of the Proverbs or wisdom literature differently。 But too often I did the daily reading， read the occasionally simplistic analysis， and moved on。 The problem probably lies with me。 I don't really care for brief devotions that include pre-written prayers。 I also didn't love the tone （which perhaps translates to an expected audience of wealthy or middle class Americans。） Or maybe I just hoped for some more intense analysis of a book of the Bible I've read multiple times。 If you don't know much about the Proverbs or wisdom literature in general， this is probably a good introduction with easy to digest takeaways and follow up prayers。 If you consider yourself fairly familiar with the words of Proverbs， though， this won't be anything to new。 。。。more
Richard Basch
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Tim Keller has a unique way to educate the reader by providing information in a entertaining and enlightening way。 If you like to ponder the deeper meaning of scripture， then this is a devotional for you。 Keller is light years ahead of me in his thinking but he presents his thoughts for understanding and not for self aggrandizement。 You will keep coming back to this book to refresh your thinking and to be challenged。
Monica Albright
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What a fantastic devotional。 I constantly shared different ones with friends and co-workers。 This book makes a great gift。 It's full of biblical wisdom。 What a fantastic devotional。 I constantly shared different ones with friends and co-workers。 This book makes a great gift。 It's full of biblical wisdom。 。。。more
Brian Atkinson
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Very nice， quick， meaningful devotionals
Sheri
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I enjoyed this book on Proverbs and plan to do it again in the future。 I differ on the author's view of the Sermon on the Mount at the end， but overall it was quite helpful on the wisdom literature of the Bible。 I enjoyed this book on Proverbs and plan to do it again in the future。 I differ on the author's view of the Sermon on the Mount at the end， but overall it was quite helpful on the wisdom literature of the Bible。 。。。more
Melanie
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Wonderful 💖
Jon Anderson
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