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: 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: 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: A Scoffer, a Wicked Person, and a Wise Person Walk Into a . . . Proverbs 9:7-8
Do you like confrontations? I don’t. Corrections and rebukes require confrontations. I prefer teaching and instruction, but really…
Daily Word: A Blink Verse. Proverbs 30:19
Our proverb today has probably been a “blink” verse* for most of us. It sure was for me. Yet, when I read it, I got this creepy feeling…
Daily Word: Which Message? Proverbs 26:6
Yikes! The first eleven verses of chapter 26 contain some of the most graphic — and yucky — analogies in the book of Proverbs. Like…
Daily Word: Feel Like You’re Being Watched? Proverbs 23:26
Have you ever felt like you were being watched? Not in a creepy way, but that people were observing your behavior? Your life? Your…
