One of my major goals for the coming years is to continue to develop male leadership in our church. There are a group of guys that I sent this email out to today. Guys, Did you read Proverbs 30 today?…
C.J. Mahaney: Hunting Tiger Woods
C.J. Mahaney: Tiger Woods wants his privacy back. He wants the media entourage to disappear from his life. He wants to be left alone so he can manage his personal problems in private. Not a chance. The story began unfolding…
Don’t let failure give way to failure
Here is a word of encouragement for living the Christian life. “Don’t let failure give way to failure.” Perhaps there is an area of your life where determined to do better. You prayed that you would have victory. And, yet…
Sharpen Your Wisdom Saw Today (Read Proverbs 18)
Wisdom is skill for right living. Wisdom is the saw we use to cut our way through life. We need a sharp saw if we are going to cut our way through life. Proverbs is one of the best ways…
Frame on Why We are Sometimes “Contentiously Foolish”
Honorable people avoid strife. Foolish people are quick to quarrel. Proverbs 20:3 in four different translations: It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. ESV It is to a man’s…
Labor Day is a time to think about two alternatives for dealing with a lion
There are two alternatives for dealing with a lion. Sluggards make excuses: “The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”(Proverbs 26:13).” Leaders kill it. “And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was…
“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe (Proverbs 29:25).”
People-centeredness (“the fear of man”) disguises itself in many forms. The question is not “if” you struggle with being people centered, but “how?” (If you think you never struggle with being people centered, then in your case the problem may…
A Time to Use the “SW” Word
“When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent (Proverbs 10:19).” About two months into kindergarten, our daughter Allison gravely told her mother and me that someone had swore on the bus. Had Allison…
For Those Who Smile in the Midst of Poor Choices
"Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief (Proverbs 14:13)." Have you ever noticed someone who seems to be making all the wrong decisions, and yet he or she seems happy about it? Perhaps you…
Why Are We So Fat? (posted by one who is working to lose a few pounds)
First, the answer: While many other causes are at work, there is a spiritual issue at stake. Bottom line: when God’s Word is not preached and proclaimed, people “throw off” self-control. Self-control, is after all, a fruit of the Spirit…