Some people hear me speak about the ideas importance of city ministry and think I'm saying That all Christians (at least all those missions-minded) should move into cities. But I'm not saying that. I'm saying That many more mission agencies and many more Christians ought to minister in cities than are currently doing so. Why? Because of the sheer masses of people who live there and Because of how influential cities are on Their respective societies and cultures.

In my regular, daily Bible reading over the past year I read through Proverbs 3, a passage I've studied and preached through many times. But during this reading, I realized that in verses 3 through 12 we have all the themes of the rest of the book, and therefore a kind of mini-guide to faithful living. There are five things that comprise a wise, godly life. They function both as means to becoming wise and godly as well as signs that you are growing into such a life: