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Eating Cardboard

Proverbs 11:4-7 The old saying, “You can’t take it with you when you die” might very well have been inspired in part by our verses for today. Several times in the book of Proverbs death is presented as a barrier over which “things” can’t pass. Wealth can do a lot of good for so manyContinue reading “Eating Cardboard”

Cheated

Proverbs 11:1-3 Have you noticed that the containersthat hold food in the grocery store have gotten smaller in recent years? It is true. The size has gotten smaller, but the price has stayed the same or gone up. You think that you are getting the same thing, but not really. It is not that theContinue reading “Cheated”

Stinky Fruit – Proverbs 10:31-32

Proverbs 10:31-32 Do you know people who just “spill their guts” when they get around others? After a few minutes they have told you deep dark secrets you didn’t even want to know! These people have poor boundaries. They haven’t learned what pieces of information about their lives are for public consumption and what shouldContinue reading “Stinky Fruit – Proverbs 10:31-32”

Grumpy

Proverbs 10:27-30 In an age with an increased focus on the costs of healthcare, our verse might sound like a solution. But we are a pill culture. If you go to the doctor, they will give you a pill as the solution. So if we could put the LORD in a pill, our society mightContinue reading “Grumpy”

Campfire

http://www.campfirestoriestv.com/blog/memories-made/ Proverbs 10:26 Growing up around camp fires, I learned to always try to sit upwind rather than downwind. On nights when the wind was gentle, the smoke would often shift without much notice catching us and stinging our eyes. Squinting helped, but nothing really took away the sting. But event the sting didn’t stopContinue reading “Campfire”

Tornado

Proverbs 10:22-25 There is a blessing that comes to those who are obedient to the LORD. This is not an automatic ticket to worldly wealth, but a path to enough. We are not talking about the 500+ million dollar lottery jackpot winner from last week. For most lottery winners, the money ends up being aContinue reading “Tornado”

Ketchup Packet

Proverbs 10:18-21 Have you ever stepped on a ketchup packet from a fast food restaurant? Splat! Out comes the contents in all their glory. You can’t really predict exactly how that ketchup is going come out, what pattern it will make. You know your foot is going down, but after that it is a mystery.Continue reading “Ketchup Packet”

Choice Theory

Proverbs 10:17 We are all leaders. Some of us lead many people, some just a few, but we are all leading. Anyone who is a parent, or who was parented knows this. Kids do what their parents do, good or bad. The first time your kid swears it hits you: they learned that from listeningContinue reading “Choice Theory”

Fortress

Proverbs 10:15-16 Long-term growth is better than quick gain. Investing in things that last a long time is better than buying disposable items. These statements smash into the values that arose after WWII. The suburbs were grown out of nothing. The automobile allowed people to spread out across a vast area and still get toContinue reading “Fortress”

Ruin’s Invitation

Proverbs 10:13-14 These two verses give us a simple picture of the results of wisdom and folly. We can take them together because there is a parallel between the first and forth lines, and the middle two lines. The outside lines deal with what each says, and the middle lines deal with what each gains.Continue reading “Ruin’s Invitation”