While this verse is directed to the “elders” (vs. 1), we can all take a lesson in Peter’s letter to the diaspora (Jewish people living outside Israel) and the growing number…
Daily Word: Deny Myself? Oy! Luke 9:23-24
Deny myself? Really? Our Savior’s statement probably wouldn’t fly in today’s world — follower of Jesus or not. To deny ourselves means we…
Daily Word: Does Your “Crown” Fit? Proverbs 30:29-31, TLV
This might be a “blink”* passage for you — it sure was for me for a number of years. Recently, our Heavenly Father cracked the window into…
Daily Word: What’s Your Focus? Proverbs 18:12
Have you ever seen someone who was so absorbed in what was happening on their cell that they ran into walls or doors, or worse? That’s…
Daily Word: What Can Praise Do to Us? Proverbs 27:21
On the surface, this proverb speaks of praise from others as a type of treasure — the praise appears to reveal the good things inside us…
Daily Word: Just When We Thought it was Safe to Assume… Proverbs 26:12
What a set up! The first eleven verses of chapter 26 wax poetic about the folly of fools. And just when we’re feeling like, “Boy! I’m sure…
Daily Word: Can You Spot the “Coneys” Around You? Proverbs 30:24-28
Ants, coneys (rabbits), locusts, and lizards — oh my! Not the most impressive of God’s creatures. Some we might even consider pests. Yet…
Daily Word: Where is The Humble Place? Proverbs 11:2
Oh my. It suddenly occurred to me that pride happens when we step outside the sacred place between us and our Heavenly Father…
Daily Word: 6 Healthy Benefits from Humility, Proverbs 3:7-8
It hit me a while back that Proverbs says that there are health benefits to those who practice humility. So, I thought I would check that…
