Daily Word: Give Grace and Mercy? Proverbs 24:17-18

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Today’s proverb speaks of not taking pleasure in those we’re angry with when they stumble and fall.When someone who has mistreated us or…

Daily Word: Why is Partiality in Judgment Not Good? Proverbs 24:23

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Are there times when partiality is okay? Sometimes. Someone has a bad day, we give them a bit more grace, maybe even some mercy when…

Daily Word: The Oppressed and the Oppressor… Proverbs 22:22-23

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I remember that crushing feeling of fear. The fear that at some point I would run into that bully alone and vulnerable. He would corner me…

Daily Word: Are We Insulting Our Maker? Proverbs 17:5

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Yikes! We can insult God? Apparently so. If we mock the poor and/or cheer when something bad happens—to people we are at odds with. Why…

Daily Word: Student to Practitioner to Teacher. Proverbs 12:14

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If one can have a favorite chapter in Proverbs, this is mine. It is meaty with lessons and guidance, yes, but what I love about it is how…