Daily Doses of Wisdom for 2020
Starting January 1 of 2020, I'll be publishing a daily devotional through the book of Proverbs, and I need your help. So often, we talk about starting the year off right, setting New Year's resolutions, ...
Keep Getting Up
Proverb for Today A just man falls seven times and rises up again. (Proverbs 24:16, MEV) Quitting is so easy. We fail, we mess up, and the easy thing to do is accept defeat, to give up. At least we can't mess up again if we don't even try another time, right? "Besides," we tell ...
Don’t Rush. Be Diligent.
Proverb for Today The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty, but of everyone who is hasty only to want. (Proverbs 21:5, MEV) I think we like to be in a hurry. There's a sort of satisfaction in being busy, rushing forward to the next project, task, and errand. We live in a culture ...
WANTED: Faithfulness
Proverb for Today Most men will proclaim every man his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man? (Proverbs 20:6, MEV) One of my personal pet peeves is posturing, when people act a certain way to impress or sometimes go so far as to mislead. It's obnoxious. Maybe in a meeting at work, or ...
Love On Yourself! Get Wisdom!
Proverb for Today He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good. (Proverbs 19:8, MEV) We're over halfway through our month-long journey through Proverbs! Thank you for reading along and learning together with me! (And for those of you just joining us, welcome!) Proverbs is clear, if you get ...
Be the Friend You’d Want
Proverb for Today A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24, MEV) Friendship. Close friendship. We all want deep, meaningful relationships. But many of us struggle to develop them. To be transparent, I've been burned enough times by people I trusted ...