Daily Challenges Archive

The predominant wine in Solomon’s day was red. White was known but not nearly as well as the red and it was without a doubt the best. Gazing in this verse carries a sense of seduction with it. As a matter of fact the Arab understood this verse mea...

My accountability partner for about 40 years is an Emergency Room Physician. I’m awed by the lives that have been saved by him and his team over the decades. My son is a traveling ER nurse. I have the same thoughts about his career. Then I think o...

When the Old Testament speaks of ‘the land’ it is referencing what we would understand as an inheritance. I have often pondered the difference between living life on earth as one of God’s children and as a person who is not a part of His family. I...

Aa one of the oft quoted and most powerful verses of Proverbs, especially for business leaders the picture is the warrior doing all he can to have his battle horse as prepared as possible to do his job with excellence but understanding that the ul...

Want the secret to a joy filled, peaceful and content life? Who doesn’t? Here it is. Stay constantly by God’s side. Walk steadily in His companionship. When I worked with teenagers they would be quick to tell me that life sounded boring. Adults of...

BibleRef says, “An Amish proverb states that “we get too soon old and too late smart.” Certain facets of wisdom only come by experience. Unfortunately, some people age more quickly than they mature. In prior eras, numerous factors led to fewer peo...

Again, this is not a justification for stealing. Solomon is specifically comparing the sin of adultery with the sin of stealing. There can be understanding and compassion for a thief stealing food to feed himself and his family while none exists f...

Wordsworth says about this truth that the one who dwells on Gods truth listens. Their heart is in the hearing. He goes on to say the fools heart is in their mouth. Listening to and learning from God and His correction enables the hearer to grow in...

Solomon has touched on this before. Jesus hammered it. God is not blessed or impressed by His followers who look down on or take advantage of the poor. I spent a significant amount of time in my earlier ministry working<br />with and serving lower...

Little people do this. Those people who cannot achieve on their own like to talk down about those who do. Sometimes it happens in business. As a person within an organization or their entire company succeeds a person who doesn’t will at times insi...

I have mentioned this uncomfortable truth before. There will be consequences for sin even when they are committed by Christ followers. We do not escape them just because of grace. Grace is an unfathomable gift to believers, available to everyone. ...

As a parent you have probably felt this way at some point. If you have ever parented a teenager I’m going to guess you have definitely felt this way. It can be similar to the way God often sees His wisdom rejected and mocked. Solomon describes thi...