Today: Proverbs 20 If you are a follower of Christ, war is not an option. You have a real enemy. You have a battle to fight. If you are not fighting now, it's either because: (a) the enemy does not see...
Tag: Proverbs
Spiritual Life
Larry the Cable Guy, Nike, Frank Sinatra, Burger King, and How We Think
Today: Proverbs 19 "Get 'er done!" - Larry the Cable Guy “Just do it.” - Nike advertising slogan “I did it my way.” – Frank Sinatra “Have it your way.” – Burger King These are the ways our culture teaches...
Spiritual Life
Do You Love Your Dross?
Today: Proverbs 17 If you can't stand the heat, get out of God's kitchen! He's cooking up something good, but it's going to get really hot! Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart...
Small Group Leaders
Are You Making Plans and Setting Goals? Should You?
Today: Proverbs 16 Right now, many small groups are making plans for the fall season. So are families as their kids are going back to school. One of the vital signs of a healthy small group is that it proactively...
Family, Spiritual Life
Back to School … Attitudes and Choices
Today: Proverbs 15Summer break is over for my three younger kids. This year, our youngest, Anna, starts high school. She is excited and anxious (worried she'll get lost in the hallways). Sarah is a junior this year, and Dru is...
Discipling, Training SG Leaders
Doctrinal Impurity in Small Groups
Today: Proverbs 14 As a "small groups guy," people often try to suck me into a debate about doctrinal impurity that may come about in a small group discussion. In a recent discussion on a Facebook forum, one leader said,...
Spiritual Life
Waiting for God to Answer
Today: Proverbs 13 I sometimes act like a whiny adolescent when I ask my Father for something. This is what I want, and I want it now! I may not pray those words, but God knows all about my attitude....
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Ministry Leaders
WANTED: Wise Leadership! Proverbs 11
Today: Proverbs 11 Without wise leadership, a nation falls; with many counselors, there is safety (Proverbs 11:14, NLT). As we head toward Election Day in the United States, this proverb has never been more vital! Both sides would argue that they...
Spiritual Life
Dumb Criminals and the Hope of the Godly: It’s All in the Mind: Proverbs 10
Today: Proverbs 10A man was released from jail at 12:01 a.m. At 12:09 a.m. he was spotted climbing over a chain link fence back onto the jail grounds, and attempting to pass a cigarette to an inmate through a steel...
Spiritual Life
Please Rebuke Me! Day 9 of Proverbs
Today: Proverbs 9 Wise people love being rebuked. In fact, Proverbs 9 tells us, a wise person will love you all the more because you have helped him see something in himself that perhaps he did not see, and he...