Daily Word: Imagine the Moment.  Proverbs 2:20

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Guess what I’m thinking about? Well, that’s not fair to ask so here goes. I’m thinking about that day. The day I look my Messiah in the eyes…

Daily Word: Flattery vs. Affirmation? Proverbs 26:28

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As someone who hungered for affirmation, I didn’t understand how flattery was the opposite of affirmation. And that flattery could actually…

Daily Word: Wee-Hours Worry.  Proverbs 23:4

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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: Drip. Drip. Drip.  Proverbs 21:13

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There are many cries from the poor these days, aren’t there? Victims of hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires — the needs are so great…

Daily Word: What if We Were Real? Proverbs 20:5

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Our intent — our motivation — is a very private, intimate trait of our character. For many of us, we guard it carefully. It’s sealed up with…

Daily Word: How Do We Treat Knowledge? Proverbs 15:2

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From time to time, I have the great privilege to be in the company of brilliant, Bible scholars. It can be as intimidating as it is exciting…

Daily Word: Heading True North? Proverbs 11:3

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When I read this proverb, I think of a navigational compass. Do we depend on integrity to be our compass? Or is it something else?The first…

Daily Word: Quaking in our Roots? Proverbs 12:3

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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: 3 Ways to be the Wise One in the Room. Proverbs 9:12

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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…