Remember our gratitude for those souls working in the service industries during COVID? Our muffled “thank yous” through our masks brought a…
Daily Word: Incite or Encourage? Proverbs 29:8
Remember the old adage, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? If only that were true. As we can see in today’s…
Daily Word: Wee-Hours Worry. Proverbs 23:4
I remember the scary months before my husband retired and we moved from Pennsylvania to Georgia. Those wee hours of worry about how we were…
Daily Word: A Bountiful Eye in an Overwhelming World. Proverbs 22:9
Long after my encounter with a sparrow that inspired my devotional Making Eye Contact with God, passages pertaining to the eye still resonate…
Daily Word: Drip. Drip. Drip. Proverbs 21:13
There are many cries from the poor these days, aren’t there? Victims of hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires — the needs are so great…
Daily Word: What if We Were Real? Proverbs 20:5
Our intent — our motivation — is a very private, intimate trait of our character. For many of us, we guard it carefully. It’s sealed up with…
Daily Word: Gray Hair? A Crown of Glory?
The appearance of gray–or white–hair on our heads is no guarantee that wisdom will simply emanate from us. Sigh. That was rather disappointing…
Daily Word: How Do We Treat Knowledge? Proverbs 15:2
From time to time, I have the great privilege to be in the company of brilliant, Bible scholars. It can be as intimidating as it is exciting…
Daily Word: The Soft-Scoff Punch. Proverbs 14:6
Is it possible to not realize we’re scoffing? Yep. It is possible. And this unintentional sarcasm might be standing in the way of experiencing…
