Sometimes in life, business, and ministry, you encounter people, situations, and attitudes that make your blood boil. Your visceral reaction is to stomp the living daylights out of that raunchy attitude, express your indignation over the unjust situation, and put… Continue reading

Proverbs 14:22 contrasts the plots of evil with the plans of goodness: Do not those who plot evil go stray?But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness. (New International Version) Realistically, there is not much difference between… Continue reading

  Photo by Patricia Palma on UnsplashStay on your toes. The admonition is to be alert and take nothing and no one for granted. Live life on tiptoe in anticipation, but also in awareness of  what is going on  over the horizon. Boasting… Continue reading

Proverbs 16:26 says (NIV), " A laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on." It was the year 1975 and I had been married for less than a year. I had recently quit my job on a church… Continue reading

Eating Crow No one likes to "eat crow," grovel, or admit that they were wrong enough to get into a predicament from which they need help extricating themselves. It sears one’s pride and devastates one’s self-esteem and the quicker we… Continue reading

Attention is costly. Otherwise, we would not have to pay it. Like any sound investment, paying attention pays well. The teacher in Proverbs 5:1 says that by listening well to his words of insight, we can maintain discretion and preserve… Continue reading

     "Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint." - Proverbs 23:4 (NIV)   This may seem like a rather strange admonition, but it is absolutely necessary to remind ourselves of its truth. Many… Continue reading

In this life, there are some things that set us apart from others, our differences, and there are things that we have in common with all humanity. What sets us apart is the repulation we build through our choices and… Continue reading