God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: 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
Lennett
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Did not love this book。 My first Timothy Keller book。
Michael
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Disappointed to see several devotions lean toward novel or clever-feeling interpretations of Proverbs， to the point I felt uncomfortable trusting the remaining days without constant doublechecking other sources。 For example， for Proverbs 16:25 （a near clone of 14:12） he effectively says this proverb teaches that a wise man can do everything right and still have a bad outcome （i。e。 channeling perplexities explored in Ecclesiates and Job）。 He references that "the wise" know this and provides a sou Disappointed to see several devotions lean toward novel or clever-feeling interpretations of Proverbs， to the point I felt uncomfortable trusting the remaining days without constant doublechecking other sources。 For example， for Proverbs 16:25 （a near clone of 14:12） he effectively says this proverb teaches that a wise man can do everything right and still have a bad outcome （i。e。 channeling perplexities explored in Ecclesiates and Job）。 He references that "the wise" know this and provides a source link; when tracked to the back Notes section， it's a quote from Lord of the Rings。 However， that proverb in context （and similarly for 14:12） is teaching on the deceptive nature of relying on our own senses and the ways of the world （foolishness） that end up in death。 Virtually every commentator that can be referenced across the centuries has a similar understanding。 Keller's novel takes here and elsewhere are interesting， but of questionable Biblical accuracy。 。。。more
Liz
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What a lovely， simple， approachable way to meditate on wisdom across an entire year。 The book is arranged thematically， rather than going through the book in order （and it draws from other scripture on wisdom as well）， which I also appreciated。 I spent about 3-5 mins a day on it before bedtime， and it became part of my daily rhythm， and felt sustainable at that kind of level。 I didn't feel that individually many of the days were wildly earth-shattering （though a few did really hit me right when/ What a lovely， simple， approachable way to meditate on wisdom across an entire year。 The book is arranged thematically， rather than going through the book in order （and it draws from other scripture on wisdom as well）， which I also appreciated。 I spent about 3-5 mins a day on it before bedtime， and it became part of my daily rhythm， and felt sustainable at that kind of level。 I didn't feel that individually many of the days were wildly earth-shattering （though a few did really hit me right when/where I needed）， but taken in its entirety， bit by bit， it was so helpful！ 。。。more
Michael Walker
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A yearlong daily devotional， mostly exploring the Wisdom books of the Bible。 A good starter to ponder on Proverbs by the popular leader of the Presbyterian Church。
Byron Flores
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Esperaba un poco más de un libro de Proverbios escrito por Tim Keller pero a pesar de no llenar completamente mis expectativas deja bastantes consejos basados en la Palabra De Dios y la motivación de buscar la sabiduría en el único perfecto: Jesús！
Kelly Stark
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A Good Review of WisdomIf you’re looking for a way to better understand what the Bible says about wisdom， this book helps you absorb it in daily bites。 Each day consists of a scripture， exposition， and a prayer。I found it worthwhile in 2021 and will return to it in a future year， if God wills。
Julie Taylor
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I can’t recommend this devotional book enough。 If you’re looking for a 365 day devotional to do in 2022， this is the one！ The Kellers pack a punch in each day’s devotional。 It only takes a minute or two of your time each day and will start your day on a thoughtful， Christ-centered path。
Jesse Cragwall
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Wisdom from Scripture and Life Experience Keller uses the wisdom of Scripture to guide each day’s reading and weaves in the wisdom he has learned through a life of obedience。
Joy
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Great devotional for a YearLove Tim Keller and the way he shares the wisdom of God。 This was a great daily dose of word and wisdom。
Sipho
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This was really good。Illuminating treatment of the Proverbs that is broken down thematically over different periods of the year。The themes range from parenting， friendship， money and relationships。The Proverbs， through this book， really are wisdom for life。I especially enjoyed the consistent reminders that the Proverbs lead us to Jesus， the true source of wisdom。Re-reading in 2022。
Thomas Black
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Another great daily devotional from T Keller… preferred Psalms but that was mostly because I wasn’t awake enough to process the practical or far-reaching topics that Proverbs covers。“Interesting/Pithy/Applicable quote TBA”
Gail
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Wonderful daily guide to Proverbs。 So many insights。 And always pointing to Christ who is wisdom。
Elizabeth
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I enjoyed and benefited from this book this year。 I definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a daily opportunity to think more deeply。 If you do read it， look for someone else to read it alongside you。 My sister read it this year too， and talking about it with her was a big factor in what made it so beneficial。 I did feel like this book may have been better shorter。 I got the most from it when I took the time to journal and answer the questions， and that was hard to keep up over the whole I enjoyed and benefited from this book this year。 I definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a daily opportunity to think more deeply。 If you do read it， look for someone else to read it alongside you。 My sister read it this year too， and talking about it with her was a big factor in what made it so beneficial。 I did feel like this book may have been better shorter。 I got the most from it when I took the time to journal and answer the questions， and that was hard to keep up over the whole year。 。。。more
Janet Wright
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I haven't finished this devotional book yet， but am anxious to recommend it。 This devotional moves the Book of Proverbs from a collection of pithy sayings to a book of helpful guides for living a faithful life。 Instead of moving through Proverbs verse by verse， it approaches them by topics and adds supporting Scripture from other parts of the Bible。 I highly recommend this book！ I haven't finished this devotional book yet， but am anxious to recommend it。 This devotional moves the Book of Proverbs from a collection of pithy sayings to a book of helpful guides for living a faithful life。 Instead of moving through Proverbs verse by verse， it approaches them by topics and adds supporting Scripture from other parts of the Bible。 I highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
SH Chong
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Took two and a half years to finish this; profited much from it。
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
Bracey
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This was an interesting read to say the least。 There are both positive and negative aspects to this book and the reason for both lies in the emphasis and presuppositions of the author。 Without a shadow of a doubt， there is wisdom to be found in many of the pages of this work。 I appreciated the call to confess to God honestly and to hide nothing。 I often think that if I don’t say what I’m thinking somehow God won’t know about it – how foolish of me。 Keller’s reminders of blunt honesty with God ar This was an interesting read to say the least。 There are both positive and negative aspects to this book and the reason for both lies in the emphasis and presuppositions of the author。 Without a shadow of a doubt， there is wisdom to be found in many of the pages of this work。 I appreciated the call to confess to God honestly and to hide nothing。 I often think that if I don’t say what I’m thinking somehow God won’t know about it – how foolish of me。 Keller’s reminders of blunt honesty with God are refreshing。 Whether the issue was my personal， family， work or social life， the daily entries addressed various issues: war， anger， bitterness， sex， marriage， adultery， lusts， money， economics， family and so much more。 I think a key highlight of the book were the various devotionals dedicated to communication。 Some of them were so thought provoking that I found myself going back and re-reading them over and over。 The June 22 entry on sinful talk & sinful words was nothing short of excellent。 Keller’s ability to contrast competing ideas/themes and striking a delicate medium is a gift。 For example， his explanation on the nuanced difference between self renunciation v。 self assertion was insightful。 The applications he draws from these insights are also worth the read。Though the book has gems and insights it also has some serious drawbacks。 I sensed at times Keller talked about things that he didn’t grasp nor understand， especially in the realm of business and economics。 Having been a successful business owner， with a large number of employees under my care， I thought Keller’s discussions on finance and business were not informed by an understanding of how business economics works。 For example， one entry generalized the idea that it is wrong to pay employees the least amount possible when there’s also a lot more factors involved。 The viability of keeping the business alive and having it make economic sense to sustain it’s life is not Keller’s functional concern。 The worker and his/her not being alienated from the product being produced， for Keller， is primordial and this is precisely just one of Karl Marx’s gripes against private enterprise。 Keller and Marx have a lot of similar concerns and having read other material by Keller （A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory， Generous Justice， etc。，） I firmly conclude that he is some sort of an apologist for a nuanced brand， a fusion between collectivistic and private capitalist economics that for the most part is anti-Christian。 I don’t have the time and space in this review to defend what I assert but you can read his other works and see that he rebrands the assumptions and terminology of many socialists in Christian terms。 This Proverbs Devotional was helpful and disappointing， and you should be aware that Keller’s take on money sometimes sounds like the socialist opinion of the panelists they bring on CNN & MSNBC。 You will also notice the heavy push toward social justice。 At certain times I found myself saying， ‘It seems as if the predominant theme of these entries is on social justice。’ Which leads me to ask， is social justice biblical justice？ Is there a difference？ If so， what are the presuppositions and goals of modern social justice？ How does it differ from biblical justice and God’s goals？ Practicing discernment as you read this book is important。 。。。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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