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Tag: wisdom

5 words of wisdom from past generations—a talk with Claude Cox

March 25, 2022 MatthewRuttan

They call it the information age. But to me, it often feels like we have too much data and too little wisdom. This episode is a talk with Claude Cox who has spent years with the elderly. Here, he shares some wisdom that has been passed on.

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How to grow wiser—with thanks to J.I. Packer

January 28, 2021 MatthewRuttan

Wisdom. What is it? How do we get it? With help from theologian J.I. Packer, this podcast shares 3 insights. Information can fill the head; but wisdom can fill the heart.

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Not Limited By Your Limitations [Sermon]

December 7, 2020 MatthewRuttan

This message is a high-level review of James and the Down-to-Earth series. We consider God’s wisdom we grow in Christlikeness, and find encouragement that God still God (no matter how much we fail) and is not limited by our limitations.

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Wisdom Is More Than Stuff You Know [Sermon]

November 2, 2020 MatthewRuttan

Wisdom. Who has it? Those with degrees or those who can win arguments or those with lots of followers? This sermon on James 3:13-18 explores not only the what of wisdom, but the HOW.

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You can’t stand on quicksand [Sermon]

June 22, 2020 MatthewRuttan

We live our lives based on what we think is true. So in a time of information overload when so much is supposed to be “relative,” how do we know? Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount give us eternal guidance.

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There is a time for everything [Sermon]

May 10, 2020 MatthewRuttan

There is a time for everything. Really? Even this? This sermon about Ecclesiastes 3 offers three insights to help us navigate uncertain seasons.

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Asking God For a Sign [Video]

September 1, 2019 MatthewRuttan

Have you ever asked God for a sign? Have you ever wanted to? Wondered what the Bible says about doing that? After all, some clarity for life’s confusion would be great. Let’s explore it in this message together.

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How to be less of a Jerk

November 24, 2017 MatthewRuttan

The title of this blog speaks for itself. Mostly. Read on to steer away from Jerkville and to find out what true friends are for.

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When A Parent Dies Too Soon. 3 people share what they miss most and the advice they’d give everyone else

April 3, 2017 MatthewRuttan

When a parent dies too soon. 3 people share what they miss the most and the advice they’d give everyone else.

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The lesson my kids have to keep teaching me

January 26, 2017 MatthewRuttan

Because we can pronounce hyperbole and always find the Cheerios at the grocery store, we can easily think that the wisdom train only goes one way. But what if our kids were on a secret mission to teach us some things too?

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What Jesus ACTUALLY Said and Did Most

September 17, 2015 MatthewRuttan

“I am a Jew,” Albert Einstein wrote, “but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene… No one can read the Gospels without

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If You Knew The Day You Were Going To Die

April 15, 2015 MatthewRuttan

Would you live any differently? My dad died in November and we recently had his birthday. It made me reflective. As I said at the time (click here

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Can You Trust The Bible About The Resurrection?

April 8, 2015 MatthewRuttan

Some people have blind faith; but some have blind doubt. And if we’re being honest, many of us are somewhere in between. Often, doubt is a part

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Major Life Lessons I Learned In The Hockey Arena

February 18, 2015 MatthewRuttan

Eat, sleep, drink hockey. That’s what it was like growing up. I remember that first Leafs game at Maple Leaf Gardens. And zooming around zillions

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What To Do When Someone Judges You For No Good Reason

April 3, 2014 MatthewRuttan

Don’t sweat it. They’re not your judge. “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows crooked ways will be exposed.” (Proverbs 10:9) Victory is tied

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What I Just Learned from Teenagers and 20-somethings (It’s something good)

February 19, 2014 MatthewRuttan

Sometimes the best learning happens when you don’t know you’re learning. This past weekend the church welcomed the Presbyterian Young People’s Society Winter Weekend. A

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A Better Way To Think About Your Failures

February 13, 2014 MatthewRuttan

I once thought my destiny was to be an NHL-er. I did pretty well for a while. But I was no Sydney Crosby. I “failed”

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Inspirational Quotes to Lift You

February 22, 2013 MatthewRuttan

Forget face lifts.  Here are some life lifts. Much of my work includes swimming in currents of words that lead to channels of growth and change.  In the midst

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