I have this recurring dream. It takes different forms, but it’s always about a meeting of some sort. Sometimes it’s a major corporate…
Daily Word: Is Your Home a Refuge or a Battleground? Proverbs 11:29
Before I begin this little devotion, our family wishes your family Chag Semeach—Happy Holiday. At sundown the holy festival, Yom Kippur…
Daily Word: Are You in the Wrong “Neighborhood?” Proverbs 17:1
I used to live in “Strife-ville.” I’m not sure when I moved there. One day I happened to notice I was surrounded by strife. And in an odd…
Daily Word: What’s Your Harvest? Proverbs 14:14
Our proverb today reminds me of the concept of sowing and reaping. What we sow into something we will reap. In this verse, someone who…
Daily Word: The Need to be Right? Proverbs 3:30
Have you noticed? There’s been a lot of quarreling lately. The vehemence in people’s eyes and actions can be intimidating and even…
Daily Word: Pursue Shalom? With Everyone? Hebrews 12:14
It is interesting that this verse is tucked within instructions on how to accept discipline from God, our Heavenly Father…
Daily Word: Roots of Anxiety. Proverbs 12:25
Just saw a fascinating video about anxiety (see video below). There’s a rise in diagnoses of anxiety and ADHD — I think we all know that…
Daily Word: Don’t Stay There. Proverbs 6:23-24
Powerful emotions can drive change — for good or evil. Today’s proverb addresses the emotion of desire. Desire for what we cannot have, can…
Daily Word: A Different Perspective. Psalm 95:6
Some scholars believe Psalm 95 is part of a series of psalms (93, 95-99) called “enthronement psalms.” Written around the Babylonian exile…
