Fear cripples. More importantly, fear is not our inheritance as children of the Most High. For most of my life, fear ruled me. I feared being hurt…
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: What is Your Basket? Proverbs 13:9
Does this proverb remind you of another passage? It reminds me of: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden…
Daily Word: Humility is Freedom? John 13:14
Chag Semeach! For too many years I thought that humility was synonymous with weakness. Actually, it is quite the opposite. It takes a lot of…
Daily Word: Is a Malicious Tongue Causing You Fear? Proverbs 17:4, TLV
Before we “blink” past this proverb, it’s relevant to point out that “wicked lips” don’t have to spread lies. They can just as easily cause harm…
Daily Word: Quaking in our Roots? Proverbs 12:3
You’ve probably run into them. Those folks who always seem to get away with doing something wrong. In the business world. Charities. Even…
Daily Word: Yikes! A Lion? Proverbs 26:13
This proverb always gives me a chuckle. Lions in the street? Really? Still, back in King Solomon’s day, a random lion could be running the…
