If you’ve ever taught, babysat, and/or had children, you totally get this proverb. Someone breaks a lamp — operative word here is someone…
Daily Word: Deal or No Deal? Proverbs 17:18
What’s wrong with helping out a friend or family member in need? Why not do a good deed? Help them buy a house? Help them get into a…
Daily Word: Seeking Honesty? Proverbs 16:13
Today’s proverb reminds me that I’ve been blessed with some amazing mentors and leaders in my life. People who saw me and my potential…
Daily Word: Bribing God? Proverbs 15:27
Greed elevates a desire for things and power and work, above a desire for God and family. It is greed that changes our priorities from our…
Daily Word: In Knots? Proverbs 14:17
I have issues with control. Do you? It occurred to me this morning reading this proverb that the need for control can lead to short fuses…
Daily Word: Do You Lie or Lie? Proverbs 13:5
Okay. This was a bit scary. I decided to look up the definition of a lie—to lie. Several dictionaries focused on the verb, “to lie.” But…
Daily Word: That Kind of Friend . . . Proverbs 12:8
She sat me down, looked straight into my eyes, and proceeded to tell me who I was as a writer. It was difficult to listen to her words….
Daily Word: Strategic Selfishness? Proverbs 11:26
I think we’ve all struggled with selfishness—being the giver or the recipient of another’s selfishness. Someone asks us for a favor and…
Daily Word: Hungry? Proverbs 10:3
For many years, this verse confused me. We don’t have to search too long to find stories of followers of Jesus who are indeed hungry. Who…
