“Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,” Proverbs 3:13
March 23, 2026
Henny Penny is a classic folk tale about a chicken who believes the sky is falling after an acorn hits her head. Changes in our lives are not best handled by ignorance of God’s revelation, the Bible. Are you resolved that change is the opportunity to know God in a faith-building way? How so? Our response to change requires ever-growing biblical wisdom. Some changes are good. Some are not. Cultural changes have to be observed and evaluated carefully (e.g., styles in clothing, music, movies, value judgments). Christians in the 1960s often resisted racial integration, hair styles, music, and new translations of the Bible with the same degree of conviction. We are living now in the midst of a moral, sexual revolution. This impacts how youth are to be taught God’s rules, how to vote, and what to call evil, evil and good, good. Bible wisdom is not merely the acquisition of knowledge. Before you know it we can be changed by what a vocal minority says or by propaganda in the social media, politicians, celebrities, so-called experts, and even religious people. Things did not end so well for Henny Penny.
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Reflections:
What convictions about moral matters changed for you in recent years? What has convinced you?
What are some practical steps you can take in developing God honoring ethical convictions?