Text: Selected Proverbs 12:1, 13:4, 15:19, 19:5, 21:25, 24:30-34, 26:13-16 Dominant Thought: Though God has created our work to be good, it...
Text: Various Proverbs. 10:3, 6:16–19, 112:20, 15:22, 20:18, 16:9, 19:21, 16:1–3, 21:5, 3:25–26, 27:1, 10:4, 12:24 The...
Proverbs is a book of wise sayings, and this passage is a call to action for all who read it.
The book of Proverbs personifies Wisdom as a woman. She invites the reader to listen to her and emulate her ways.
Our tendency may be to see the poor as “different” or the poor themselves to be to blame for their poverty. How...
This week we are highlighting some favorite posts from our faithful community of writers.
Human beings were created for relationship with God, themselves, and others. Since money has an effect on all of these relationships, it...
I suspect my supervisor knew how much I would ultimately gain from the experience, but it felt demoralizing at the time..
Donald needed surgery. But if he left, who would run the store? Give orders? Solve problems?
When was the last time that you borrowed money?
A well-known writer named Wilford Funk loved words. He wrote multiple books to help people increase their word power. ...
My wife and I have had the same stainless steel kitchen knives since we got married in 1995. When the blades grow...
Life doesn't card you at the door. If you have a dream, your age is the best age.
This April I asked a friend to pray for God’s wisdom as my family enters a new season. He did, but first gracefully asked me, “When’s the last time you read the Proverbs?”...
I love the book of Proverbs with its 31 chapters . . . perfect for reading a chapter a day, month after month, year after year. This mighty collection of small sayings never fails to yield rich...
From 1916 to 1939, Justice Louis Brandeis sat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Once, right before the start of an important trial, Justice Brandeis took a short vacation—and drew heavy criticism for it....
Iron sharpens iron. An iron knife gains a better edge and functions more efficiently when it is sharpened against another iron. This is why butchers sharpen iron knives with iron. Christian...
When the national economy plunged, so did Brian’s local business. He shifted his secretary to part-time and began to look at cheaper office space. He hated how that made him feel. ...
The head of a large technology company felt nervous and stressed, but afraid to talk about it. If customers knew, he’d lose face. Employees must see his confidence, he thought. His peers couldn’t.....
Sometimes all it takes to make an enemy into a friend is being willing to make the first move.
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