Walking in wisdom


This year I was honored to give a message at the women's retreat at our church. The topic was "walking together in wisdom." 

In preparation I spent several weeks going through Proverbs, making a note of repeated its repeated themes and appeals. Above is the finished handout, and below is my working chart on a large sheet. (I like charts and maps.)




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