Preaching character reclaiming wisdom's paradigmatic imagination for transformation - Bland, Dave.; Fleer, David (Abilene, Tex. : Abilene Christian University Press, 2010)
Introduction : wisdom's journey of transforming character / Dave Bland and David Fleer -- Wisdom as paradigmatic in scripture / Tremper Longman -- The good life (Psalm 133) / Callie Plunket Brewton -- The lord set his heart on you (Song of Songs 8:6-7) / Paul Koptak -- Astonished and silent (Matthew 7:21-29) / Thomas G. Long -- Proverbs, persuasion, and preaching / Glenn D. Pemberton -- The beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 1:1-8) / Thomas G. Long -- Caution : contents may be hot (Proverbs 3:1-26) / Karl J. McLarty -- The proverbial dead end street : finding wisdom at the end of our rational rope (Proverbs 14:12; 16:25; 30:1-4) / Kevin J. Youngblood -- Vanity of vanities : Ecclesiastes and wisdom's discontents / Thomas G. Long -- Where is our position on disaster? (Job 1-4) / David Fleer -- Qoheleth's question (Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26) / Ken Durham -- From occupation to vocation (Ecclesiastes 5:8-20) / Jerry Taylor -- Preaching wisdom from the flipside / Alyce M. Mckenzie -- Leaves from the notebook of a recovering fool (Proverbs 15:1-4, 14) / Stephen C. Johnson -- The house of mirth is empty (Ecclesiastes 6:12-7:10) / Micki Pulleyking -- The character wisdom shapes / Dave Bland -- Creating conflict (Proverbs 27:14-19) / Dave Bland -- Rising up after the woman of strength (Proverbs 31:10-31) / Jennifer Green -- The unsettling power of mercy (James 3:13-18) / Sally A. Brown -- James' secret : wisdom in James in the mode of receptive reverence / Scot McKnight -- Christian civility? (James 1:19-21) / Jim Kitchens -- Doing gospel (James 2:1-19) / Jonathan Storment -- What's your problem? (James 4:1-10) / Chris Smith.
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Keywords: Preaching; Wisdom -- Biblical teaching; Character -- Biblical teaching; Wisdom -- Biblical teaching -- Sermons; Character -- Biblical teaching -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- 21st century; Character -- Biblical teaching; Preaching; Sermons, American; Wisdom -- Biblical teaching; RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics; 2000 - 2099; Sermons; Electronic books