The Pastoral Center

How Do You Know? The Pastoral Center

How do you find the good life? The teachers who wrote down the proverbs and other wisdom literature were responsible for making their students aware, wise, and smart-the way to keep people out of trouble. While other parts of the Bible talk about how God gets involved in life and protects us, wisdom emphasizes that people can figure out right and wrong without having to be zapped by a divine lightning bolt. Wisdom-available to everyone at all times-teaches that we gain knowledge of the world, ourselves, and God through experience and observation. It also asks questions central to the human condition-about divine justice, about fairness, and about suffering of the innocent. (5 sessions, plus extender session) - About IN REAL LIFE: Help youth apply the Bible to real life and discuss their faith. This all-in-one curriculum guides youth and their leaders on a journey for meaning and identity. This series encourages youth to encounter and explore Scripture to make it their own. In a time of violence, injustice, materialism, and hard questions, In Real Life offers a different point of view.