Quotes One of the things I have been learning is that… 18 Dec 201617 Dec 2016 People thrive under praise and deteriorate under criticism. That's not a trite positive thinking proverb. That's a divine Proverb. "The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse…
Discipleship… Discretion 1 Feb 20151 Feb 2015 The. LORD has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his…
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…
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…
Love… Friendship 3 Apr 20143 Apr 2014 I don't know much, but I do know this: Legos were not designed to be alone. Legos were designed to be combined with other Lego blocks to create almost anything…
Discipleship… Train Up Your Child 1 Feb 20141 Feb 2014 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6, ESV). As a father to three girls,…