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Faithful Churches Can Rescue Cities

Heroes have inhabited cities throughout time, even ones that fell. They played their part; they defied evil; they counted the cost; they provided an alternative to what became.Solomon saw such a man. He viewed him as a lion among goats, a king among commoners. He saved his city. In Solomon’s mind, this man’s name became synonymous with wisdom itself. He sketches his heroics:I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. There was a little city with few men in i