Proverbs 13:23 This proverb doesn’t make sense to my modern ears. Does it make sense to you? Well, let’s see if I can help unpack it. One of the laws of the Old Testament was called the Jubilee Year. Every 50 years the LORD required that the land would be left unused for that 50thContinue reading “God Provides”
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Investment Portfolio
Proverbs 13:21-22 We all know people who seem to always be in trouble. It often begins very young in life. They don’t seem to understand the rules, or they choose to ignore them. The amount of trouble compounds over time until it overwhelms them. We often nickname them “train wrecks waiting to happen.” Other peopleContinue reading “Investment Portfolio”
Rub Off
Proverbs 13:20 The people we hang around with will influence us. You will influence them as well. So choose your friends and companions wisely. Don’t fall into friendship, choose friends. We rub off on each other. This is an important lesson often lost on so many people. We try to instill this lesson in ourContinue reading “Rub Off”
Repeated Mistakes
Proverbs 13:18-19 I have received discipline many times in life, some earthly and some heavenly. Neither is comfortable. I think the worst happened when I was just lazy and did the wrong thing knowing that it was the wrong thing. I knew I deserved the discipline. I could have given it to myself. I haveContinue reading “Repeated Mistakes”
The Hardest News
Proverbs 13:17 The most difficult part of my job is doing death notifications. We get the information about the soldier’s death and we have to go ring the doorbell and tell them the news. I have to travel sometimes up to six hours to deliver this important message. Sometime we have to deliver it atContinue reading “The Hardest News”
Indiscretion V Folly
Proverbs 13:15-16 The news has been filled with stories of three politicians who should have heeded the advice of these verses. Talk about exposing your folly! Naked pictures of yourself sent by phone. Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. And the sad thing is that our society, or at least a large chunk of our society,Continue reading “Indiscretion V Folly”
Law Breakers
Proverbs 13:13-14 Today laws are often scorned. We see it in the recent spike of mob violence, sweeping through a store or a shopping area stealing and vandalizing. Anarchy is no way to live. Society cannot continue to exist if we allow anarchy to grow. It seems that we are raising a generation who areContinue reading “Law Breakers”
Deferred Hope
Proverbs 13:12 Waiting for the plane to land, again. The phone to ring. Skype to chime. The text to arrive. For those in the Army and their spouses, these are lifelines. They are the million moments in between the wave goodbye and the tears of joy and relief. They occupy too many moments for soContinue reading “Deferred Hope”
Lottery Winners
Proverbs 13:11 I have become more and more skeptical about financial matters as I have grown older. I don’t trust the government or Wall Street to be honest about money. Both seem to be working on a complicated shell game, where some people with money get more of it. Then the government takes it andContinue reading “Lottery Winners”
Facebook Narcissist
Proverbs 13:10 There are few things that bother me in life more than someone who thinks they know it all. It is amazing when their opinion is the only one that matters, or that they are right about everything. Now when you get two people like that in the same conversation, look out! Chances areContinue reading “Facebook Narcissist”
The Arnold Journey 