SHARPER STROKES: Living Smarter...Not Harder
"Wisdom" sounds like a stuffy, abstract topic. But, it turns out to be a key in handling the flow of our daily lives. This book surveys what biblical wisdom really is, how it relates to Jesus Christ, how it can impact our daily decisions, and the "wisdom development program" God has designed for all his children. Individuals will discover why Scriptures say: "Wisdom is supreme, therefore, get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding" (Pro 4:7). Christian workers and parents will find it clarifies their task as they try to help others develop wisdom.
Sharper Strokes - Study Guide
by Dr. Nathan Lewis
Prof. of Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, California Baptist University
This Study Guide is a companion to the book, Sharper Strokes by Harold Bullock. It is designed to do three things:
- Focus the reader on major biblical principles for success by highlighting and summarizing the main ideas in each chapter of Sharper Strokes.
- Help the reader gain a clearer understanding of those principles through questions, exercises, analogies, and activities that stimulate deeper thinking.
- Encourage the reader to make specific application of the principles to their life through practical suggestions and exercises that help them do so.
It includes questions, exercises, analogies, and activities and could be used in personal study, small groups, classroom setting, and counseling.
Fools and Follies
"Fools and Follies" is an investigation of the nine different types of "foolishness" in the Old Testament with a detailed look at how these follies show up in contemporary life. The goal of the book is to help parents and Christian workers to discern how the Scriptural categories fit into contemporary life and to identify the Christian alternatives.
Self-Defeating Strategies
"Self-Defeating Strategies" takes an extended look at how the five Old Testament "fools" handle the arenas of daily living, such as attitudes, authority, relationships (friendships, marriage, parenting), decision making, work patterns, financial patterns, etc. Also included are chapters on helping believers change, not only how they deal with specific problems, but also their underlying counter-productive strategies for approaching life.
Reading God's Lips: How to recognize what God is saying to you.
This book explores how God speaks through the different circumstances of life and the messages He tries to get through to us. The short, insightful chapters help open our eyes to the many ways God is intimately involved in our lives. Great for people seeking to hear God. Helpful as supplemental reading for counselees.