Humility and wisdom share common characteristics. Humility is a requirement for wisdom (Proverbs 11:2). Biblically wise people strive to...

Wisdom in Proverbs is audible and visible. It includes wise words and exemplary behavior. A famous American said: ·       “Defeat doesn’t...

I admire people who can fix broken things and solve everyday problems. But biblical wisdom in Proverbs is more than knowing how to fix...

Wise self-management benefits God, others, and ourselves. Wisdom enables self-management. Godly wisdom is audible and visible. People...

In 1996, I dug up a small part of the yard to plant cherry tomatoes. My garden was four feet long by four feet wide. It was a small...

What is biblical wisdom? As a young, inexperienced pastor, I gleaned advice from a senior citizen on my church’s governing board. He was...

Our hearts yearn for material prosperity and the security it promises. The prosperity gospel appeals to those desires by twisting the...

Two letters make all the difference—un. Everyone wants to be fortunate. No one wants to be unfortunate. Who doesn’t want to be...

As a boy, I pretended I was various major league baseball stars as I batted driveway stones for imagined home runs.  Those players were...

During my first pastorate, I frequently felt inadequate. I had an uneasy feeling that some future demand would be more than I could...

Let me continue making ten suggestions to leave a spiritual legacy. The first was to share the hope of the gospel and be a channel...

Korczak Ziotkowski began creating the Crazy Horse Memorial but never finished it. His wife Ruth took over the project after his death....

My last blog concluded that the Bible universally condemns self-centered boasting . This blog considers religious boasting and...

Boasters praise themselves extravagantly and   speak of themselves with excessive pride.1 They inflate a Praise Me balloon with helium...

I was angry. Someone broke into our garage and stole tools and fishing equipment. I felt violated. I wanted the thief to pay for his...

I coach track and field throwers at my local high school. I oversee twenty or more athletes. Yesterday, one of the boys disrupted the...

Judgment assumes a measuring standard. My wife and I had Pennsylvania driver’s licenses when we moved to North Dakota. The state required...

Who is the judge? We are. We judge when we form an opinion about someone or something based on all available information. I listened to...

Immature believers often choose leaders who don’t meet scriptural qualifications. Unfortunately, unhealthy churches have few, if any,...

The gift was memorable if not usable. A church I served gave food to the pastor each fall. It was our first year at the church. One...