Today’s Proverb chapter has a clear theme: the words we speak. A theme that is repeated throughout Scripture. Why? If ever there was a time…
Daily Word: 3 Ways to be the Wise One in the Room. Proverbs 9:12
We’ve all felt it. That change in the atmosphere. We’re in a conversation, or meeting, or discussion and — snap, crackle, boom — someone scoffs…
Daily Word: Stepping on Some Toes? Proverbs 6:25
Shabbat Shalom! Okay. This may step on some toes . . . We live in a world that plays with lust. First it was movies, television, magazines, billboards…
Daily Word: Nibble, Nibble on my House… Proverbs 5:8-10
I’ve always wondered if the German brothers Grimm based their fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel on today’s passage. For those who never read or…
Daily Word: Let Me Tell You About My Best Friend! Proverbs 4:6
Ever read a passage hundreds of times and then — BOOM! — the revelation comes? The pieces fall into place, and we get it. What was ordinary…
Daily Word: Missing That Sweet Sleep? Proverbs 3:24
Sounds to me like we’re promised sweet sleep. What if we’re having difficulties with sleeping? Other than us, what’s up with that? Insomnia is…
Daily Word: Daddy’s Home! Proverbs 2:5
What goes through your mind when you read, “fear of the LORD?” Do you think about the flood and Noah (Genesis 7), Aaron’s sons Nadab and…
Daily Word: Who is Stirring Up Your Anger? Proverbs 30:33
Shabbat Shalom! With the political theater revving up, there’s already a lot of anger stirring. Why is the “stirring” happening? That is a…
Daily Word: Haste Makes Waste? Proverbs 29:20
What is the definition of a hasty person? Someone who makes a fast, and typically superficial decision, action, or opinion. In today’s proverb…
