Proverbs 10:9 Living on the edge! Risk-taking! Rush! We certainly live in a world where thrill-seeking has become the new Olympic-sized sport. It is almost as if the brain gets stuck in high gear and nothing at normal pace ever feels normal. I am a very different type of person. I like not falling offContinue reading “Swiss Cheese”
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Chatterbox
Proverbs 10:8 Do you know someone who just won’t shut up? I mean, no matter what topic or when a conversation starts, they have to be the one doing the talking. The faucet gets turned on and there is no stopping it. People even leave the room and the chatter continues. They seem to haveContinue reading “Chatterbox”
Pigpen
Proverbs 10:6-7 One of my most memorable cartoon characters is Pigpen from Charlie Brown. He carried his own atmosphere with him, a dust cloud. Everywhere he went the cloud went with him. It would arrive a few moments before he got somewhere and lag a few moments after he left. Some people carry their moodContinue reading “Pigpen”
Lazy During Peak Season
Proverbs 10:1-5 Raising children is like the egg and spoon race. Just when you think you have been successful, the spoon seems to get smaller and the egg less stable. Your attention shifts from the finish line to the egg and back again. Distractions abound, twists and turns, bumps and potholes. But when you finallyContinue reading “Lazy During Peak Season”
False Advertisement
Proverbs 9:13-18 Promises, promises, promises. I find myself turning out the promises some people make. Do you tune some people out? Why is that? As Wisdom was given the opportunity to speak, so folly tells us about herself. She is compared to an unruly woman. This woman is stupid, at the bottom of the geneContinue reading “False Advertisement”
Narcissists in Charge
Proverbs 9:7-12 We all know people who are never wrong, or at least that is what they will tell you. They always point the finger of blame at someone else. They never say they are sorry, or at least never really mean it, or say it without a “but” attached. It is hard to liveContinue reading “Narcissists in Charge”
The House that Wisdom Built
Proverbs 9:1-6 Starting in Chapter Nine of Proverbs, the author shares shorter bits of wisdom often cloaked in very colorful pictures. Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the picture and miss the simple wisdom contained in the picture. Sometimes there are many bits of wisdom that can be extracted from the picture.Continue reading “The House that Wisdom Built”
Cramming for Life
Proverbs 8:22-36 Have you heard of the advantages of Gold? The commercials abound. It never goes down in value. Or at least that is what the commercials say. The funny thing about gold is that it has value because we assign it value. It is shiny, it is rare, but what can you really doContinue reading “Cramming for Life”
Roommates
Proverbs 8:12-21 Prudence is a word that has lost its meaning it today’s world. We have lost the ability, or perhaps more correctly the will, to govern and discipline ourselves by using our reasoning. I think we have instead developed the ability to use our reason to make up excuses for our lack of self-control.Continue reading “Roommates”
Another Voice, Another Choice
Proverbs 8:1-11 There is always another voice calling to us when temptation is near. It is the voice of wisdom. In chapter seven we read about a young man, a man who lacked wisdom, was led into temptation. He ended up sacrificing everything. It is no coincidence that these verses follow those of chapter seven.Continue reading “Another Voice, Another Choice”
The Arnold Journey 