This verse must explain why good Christians never get cancer, never get laid off, and never have fights with their spouses. Oh, wait… Yet if that’s not the case, what exactly is God’s view of a life at ease? In September, my company announced a major restructuring that left the...

There are consequences for our actions. If we study for a test, we will do well. If we eat right and exercise, we will be healthy and feel better. The same can be said for our failure to act. Waywardness is defined as: turning away from what is right or proper; willful;...

The book of Proverbs is a treasure trove of advice. I often seek advice on how to deal with subjects as varied as money, relationships and contentment. Many days I simply ask God to provide me answers to some burning question and then I turn to Proverbs to find my answer. I am often quite...

Proverbs opens with a wise father’s call to his son to embrace wisdom and reject foolishness.  Two options for a worldview are presented. The first option is the family’s inherited godly worldview that has passed from one generation to the next as demonstrated in Deuteronomy...

It is probably safe to say that none of us would have anytrouble recognizing that robbing a bank, or committing murder is wrong andungodly. Both in history, and often times the news these days it is not hard tofind stories about people that have committed cruel and heinous acts, things...

Proverbs 1:28 says, “… they will call to me [Wisdom] but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.” Who are ‘they’? Proverbs 1 speaks of a people who delight in mockery and hate knowledge (Proverbs 1:22), yet they call on God to deliver and rescue them from...