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Craftsmen: Skillfully Leading Your Family for Christ

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The craftsman can take a stack of wood and produce a beautiful piece of furniture. He not only possesses intellectual abilities to follow a blueprint or step-by-step instructions, but he is also an artist. His hands manipulate the wood into beautiful shapes. His eyes anticipate the right cuts and movements. His workmanship causes others to wonder at his skill.

Such craftsmanship has an application for all men. While not every men may be able to create the products of a master cabinet maker, each man is responsible to create his life with equal skill. Every area of a Christian man's life must be molded by the wisdom of God. His words, his work, his relationships, and even the way he uses his resources must flow from a heart gripped by the character of God. Such a heartbeat for God's glory will practically result in a life skillfully lived.

Craftsmen is designed to help men understand wisdom, to see Jesus Christ as the embodiment and source of wisdom, and to apply that wisdom to the god-given roles of husband and father.

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2005

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32 reviews1 follower
December 13, 2011
This was a much needed slap to my soul. Painful to read at times because I saw so many areas that I need to improve upon, but also a balm to my soul as it helped my focus turn to Christ.
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Author 4 books48 followers
June 15, 2015
Interesting & useful application of Proverbs. Uses many illustrations from daily US life, yet remains accessible for foreigners like me.
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Author 2 books62 followers
August 2, 2010
Pretty good stuff, but not very well presented. For a more useful exploration of themes in Proverbs, I would recommend A Proverbs-Driven Life.
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179 reviews5 followers
December 15, 2019
Livro pequeno em tamanho, mas grandioso em conteúdo, John Crotts condensou em capítulos muito práticos aquilo que a Bíblia fala sobre a sabedoria - a verdadeira sabedoria, não aquela suposta iluminação direta obtida de um guru meio pelado no topo de um monte.

Ser sábio é dominar a arte do 'viver habilidoso'. Tem grande conexão com moralidade. O sábio tem um caminho reto, segundo provérbios 2. Sabedoria envolve aprender os caminhos de Deus a partir de Sua Palavra e, então, fazer escolhas corretas baseadas na sua verdade. A nossa consistência em fazer as escolhas certas é uma indicação da nossa maturidade e crescimento em sabedoria.

A sabedoria não é somente um conjunto de ensinamentos; mas uma habilidade prática.

Da mesma forma que Deus nos considera justos por causa da justiça de Jesus, Ele nos considera sábios baseados na sabedoria de Jesus. Fundamentados nisso, devemos buscar a sabedoria prática.


O livro termina de forma magistral com as seguintes conclusões:

"A sua diligência em buscar a sabedoria de Deus mostrará o quanto você pensa que ela vale. Por fim, os seus esforços mostrarão o quanto você pensa que Deus vale." (p.156)
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7 reviews
July 25, 2018
Excelente livro que retrata a sabedoria, relacionando-a ao homem, buscando aplicações nas diversas áreas da vida, como trabalho, sexo, amizades e temperamento. Super recomendo para quem é como eu: um tolo carente de sabedoria.
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44 reviews5 followers
April 25, 2021
Bíblico e prático. O autor consegue trazer, de maneira muito objetiva e prática, os principais aspectos da sabedoria relatados em Provérbios e aplica-los a vida daqueles que desejam ter um viver sábio para glória de Deus.
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16 reviews5 followers
February 17, 2020
Read it as part of a daily Bible study with my boys and we loved it. Thorough and biblical look at the ways to grow in skillful and wise living for the glory of God. Highly recommend it.
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December 9, 2023
Good simple book for a young person wanting to know more about life and being a man.

It's really an overview of many subjects and it doesn't elaborate too much in any of them
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243 reviews4 followers
January 19, 2026
Excelente livro baseado em Provérbios com várias exortações e aplicações em como viver de forma sábia.
91 reviews5 followers
December 14, 2017
Highly recommend this book, the second time i have read it and probably still 99% of it I still need to apply. Excellent chapter on speech.
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