For most of us, the Christmas season and cheer is long gone; but even still, while reading this verse I was reminded of the movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. Dr. Seuss drew us this picture of a man/creature who was so unhappy with his life, that he would stop at nothing to ruin...

In Proverbs 1:17, the Lord had written “How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!” Proverbs has always been one of my favorite books of the Bible because it almost forces relationship. You can’t easily come to conclusions about Proverbs. That goes against their very...

When I was a kid, I went grocery shopping with a girl from the neighborhood and her mother. The girl was much older and wiser than me, I was 8 and she was TWELVE! Back then, the grocers had these clear bins each filled with a different brightly colored candy. We were so excited when we...

In Proverbs 1:11, the author is describing a situation where someone is being invited to participate in an activity with a group of friends. The invitation is to “lie in wait for innocent blood” and to “ambush some harmless soul.” The invitee has a decision to make- will he go with...

Do you remember your mom saying, “If Johnny tells you to jump off a bridge would you do it?” Children often respond, “No!” yet when a friend tells them to do something that they know is wrong, they often are caught in the act. Christians are too enticed by the shiny, glamorous,...