Proverbs 4:18-27 What a wonderful picture of the kind of life I think we all want. We want things to get better, both for ourselves and for others. The picture of an ever-brightening sunlit day is a powerful image. Don’t you just love walking outside, early in the morning as the sun is cuttingContinue reading “Bright Future”
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Hard Choices
Proverbs 4:10-17 Raising children is one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences in life. It brings more joys and sorrows than almost any other relationship responsibility. Kids don’t come with an instruction manual. We have to figure it out on our own. Or do we? Our passage today speaks of a parent trying toContinue reading “Hard Choices”
Double Down
Proverbs 4:1-9 There is a slight change to whom this set of proverbs is addressed. Did you notice it, or did it just slip by? He writes “sons” plural. This advice applies to all his sons collectively, not to one son in particular, or each son individually. Sometimes the LORD has something for all ofContinue reading “Double Down”
Bottom of the Pile
Proverbs 3:31-35 Have you ever felt on the bottom of the pile? I know I have! Growing up I was always the skinniest kid around, at least that is the way I felt. Maybe my three older brothers were stealing all my food! But I felt like I was the weakest, most uncoordinated kid inContinue reading “Bottom of the Pile”
Give It To ‘em
Proverbs 3:27-30 Justice is one of the cornerstones of the Gospel message. It starts with very personal justice, the justice we show to those to whom we owe money. If you owe it, pay it! I once worked in an organization that lived by the philosophy of using other people’s money. They would purchase itemsContinue reading “Give It To ‘em”
Squirrel
Proverbs 3:21-26 I can be easily distracted, rabbit, as I walk through life. Some of it has to do with my ADHD tendencies. I have spent my adult life trying to focus. Like the character in the movie “Up” my life is filled with interesting distractions. That dog gets pulled aside in an instant byContinue reading “Squirrel”
Where God Doesn’t Exist
Proverbs 3:19-20 Have you been following the quest to find the “God Particle” by the physics community around the world? They hope they can find this missing particle which they know exists, because if it doesn’t exist, then their theories about how the whole universe holds together falls apart. This is important stuff for them!Continue reading “Where God Doesn’t Exist”
Economic Downturn
Proverbs 3:13-18 Silver and Gold. You must have heard the many ads telling us the virtue of owning it because its value never goes down. When I was young, gold was $32 an ounce. Now it is over $1500 an ounce. If only I had bought it when it was $32! But would I beContinue reading “Economic Downturn”
Discipline Is NOT A Dirty Word
Proverbs 3:11-12 Discipline has gotten a really bad rap lately. That is because discipline impedes my ability to be “free”, to do whatever I want, whenever I want, however I want, to whomever I want. We admire the results of discipline in our sports teams, but then we revel in their undisciplined lifestyles off theContinue reading “Discipline Is NOT A Dirty Word”
Simple Requests
Proverbs 3:9-10 Kids will put up a fight over the smallest request, won’t they! If they would just do the simple thing right away, they would be done and could get on with whatever they wanted to do. But instead, they dig in their heals, and hold tightly to their rebellion. They are desperate toContinue reading “Simple Requests”
The Arnold Journey 