Wise Up!: Four Biblical Virtues for Navigating Life

Wise Up! invites the reader to step up to the divine customer service desk and exchange self-sufficiency self-absorption self-indulgence and self-protection for the four virtues of biblical wisdom: the fear of the Lord (faith) the listening heart (compassion) the cool spirit (self-discipline) and the subversive voice (moral courage).An invaluable resource for personal devotion small group study and sermon series Wise Up! is a spiritual manual for navigating the twists and turns of an unpredictable life. The author mines the riches of the Bibles wisdom literature from Proverbs Job Ecclesiastes and the short sayings of the synoptic Jesus. The result is four guiding virtues that can keep our feet from stumbling on the journey to wisdom through the thorniest of paths. McKenzie the author of several popular books for both clergy and laity places her profound knowledge of biblical wisdom in conversation with the absurdities pains and joys of our everyday lives. She invites wisdom down from the pedestal to accompany the reader on his or her daily rounds. Reading this book at the same time soothes the soul and troubles the conscience. It deepens faith fires compassion cools destructive desires and nudges the sleeping conscience awake.