Depression Recovering from the Most Depressing Day of the Year January 22, 2019 Congratulations! If you are reading this, you have survived another Blue Monday, the proverbial “Most Depressing Day of the Year”. The 3rd Monday of January brings, per the “Blue Monday Formula”, a perfect
Poverty How the Proverbs Turn Poverty into Prosperity April 19, 2018 It’s an election year in the United States, which means politicians across the country will trot out plans to help Americans “get ahead” with either new spending programs, more tax breaks, or
Fear Fighting Fear - Proverbs 3:21-26 March 21, 2018 (This is the third installment in a short series. Click here for the first and second post.) (21) My son, do not lose sight of these-- keep sound wisdom and discretion, (22) and
justice A Vengeful Spirit January 04, 2017 Do not say, "I will repay evil," wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. -Proverbs 20:22 It's a drama as old as Haman's hatred of Mordecai but as
Proverbs Sharper Than You Think December 16, 2015 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Proverbs 17:27 This verse hit hard during my personal devotions this week. As a
Ecclesiastes Solomon's Three Stages of Adulthood July 09, 2015 Of the five books of wisdom in the Old Testament, three of them commonly have their authorship attributed to Solomon. Interestingly, we might roughly divide adulthood into stages that each of these books
Proverbs Some brief thoughts on wisdom March 07, 2013 Part of my daily Bible reading has been through the book of Proverbs lately and tonight I happened upon a sermon of mine from Proverbs 1. Apparently I'm forgetful enough that my own
debt Debt Slavery March 26, 2010 "The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender." Proverbs 22:7 There is a lot of talk these days about the level of America’s