Spiritual Formation… How Do You Respond When You Get Smacked? 15 May 201415 May 2014 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool (Proverbs 17:10, NLT). This proverb doesn't pull any punches does…
Love… Faking Right 14 May 201414 May 2014 All a person's ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD (Proverbs 16:2, NIV). How much trouble have I gotten myself in because I convinced myself…
Parenthood… The Patience Dojo 13 May 201413 May 2014 Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly (Proverbs 14:29, NIV). As a father, I have been learning that this is a very important truth…
Books… Who Are You Walking With? 12 May 201412 May 2014 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm (Proverbs 13:20, NIV). Charlie "Tremendous" Jones put his own humorous twist on this verse when he…
Love… Wisdom in Words 9 May 20149 May 2014 The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18, NIV). It is often said that wisdom is knowledge applied. But applied…
Love Love Covers Over All Wrongs? 8 May 20148 May 2014 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs—Proverbs 10:12, NIV. It is easy to see how hatred stirs up conflict. But love covers all wrongs? What does that…
Trust… Confidential 6 May 20147 May 2014 Several years ago, my dad and I visited some very good friends who live in New York State, Glenn and Linda Jamison. At one point Glenn asked me about a…
Spiritual Formation… Truth Doesn’t Mean Much Without Trust 6 May 20146 May 2014 The past 24 hours has had a reoccurring theme: trust, or rather, the lack thereof. A daughter of mine is struggling with trust issues with her teachers at school, my…
Spiritual Formation… Lessons from Rats 5 May 20145 May 2014 Yesterday when I got home from work, my daughter Anna came to the door to meet me. She was in tears. Her pet rats, Dawn and Midnight, had both died.…
Christian Living… Anger == Danger 2 May 20142 May 2014 This week my posts have centered around the idea that the love that God’s grace produces is proved as much by what we don’t do as it is by what…
