Proverbs 14:6-7 Some people just don’t want to hear the truth! In fact, they are so used to taking in the lies, that when the truth comes their way, they can’t accept it. It is as if they filter out the truth. Did you hear that the arctic had half the usually number of daysContinue reading “Picky Eater”
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Spy!
Proverbs 14:5 Today’s proverb almost seems too simple. An honest person is honest and a deceitful person deceives. Everybody knows that! The real question is: do we believe that a person can be honest? Our society and our sinful nature have convinced so many that little lies really don’t count against us, since everyone doesContinue reading “Spy!”
Pickup Truck
Proverbs 14:4 Oxen were the tractors of that day. If a family didn’t have an ox, they had to do all the farming by hand. Plowing and hauling all had to be done with painstaking labor. But having an ox made these tasks relatively easy. If a family didn’t have an ox, there was onlyContinue reading “Pickup Truck”
Tall Tale
Proverbs 14:3 Sometimes we say too much. This is especially true when we are bragging about something we have done. The human tendency is to embellish the story with each telling. We don’t mean to change it, or purposefully make the story better, but we add little details to paint ourselves in a better light.Continue reading “Tall Tale”
Caught with Your Pants Down
Proverbs 14:2 I am sure you have heard the expression “snake in the grass” to describe someone. If not, you can now use it yourself to describe someone who is always changing their position, always moving to avoid being pinned down. A few politicians come to mind, don’t they! Politicians are not the only peopleContinue reading “Caught with Your Pants Down”
Self-Sabotage
Proverbs 14:1 Some people just don’t know what to do with themselves when things are going well. You’ve known some. They just don’t know what to do with smooth sailing. They seem to “shoot themselves in the foot” when most other people would be excited about the progress. They keep choosing the wrong kind ofContinue reading “Self-Sabotage”
In Progress
Proverbs 13:25 We are a society of Buffet eaters. We love to go to the unlimited buffets. And we go back repeatedly in order to “get our money’s worth.” Of course this has led to a nation that is overweight. Now I don’t blame the buffets of the world for our plus sizes. We areContinue reading “In Progress”
To Spank or Not to Spank
Proverbs 13:24 This is one of the Bible’s most abused verses, both by some in the church and by those who attack the Bible as an outdated and oppressive book. But this verse is about the need for discipline, not the method of discipline. Let me say that again. It is about the NEED forContinue reading “To Spank or Not to Spank”
God Provides
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”
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”
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