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The book of Proverbs talks a lot about fools, foolishness, and folly. You’ll hear those words a lot as you go through this book. When a fool does something foolish, and then returns t…

Today, we have two verses of the day. 

Proverbs 24:1-2. They say, “Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.” The idea …

Choices matter, so choose well. Let’s get some wisdom.

One of the joys in my life is that I get to go speak to children at schools about making good choices. My ultimate message is this: when you mak…

There is a lot of division in our world today. People have difference—we are different—but sometimes I think we focus too much on the differences instead of on what we have in common. We will continu…

Ooooooh, you in trouble. If you hadn’t said that, you probably wouldn’t be in trouble, but you said it. You’re in trouble. You might want to get some wisdom.

Today’s verse is kind of repetitive. But …

“When you choose to sin, you choose to suffer.” – James MacDonald. Let’s talk about this.

Our verse for today is Proverbs 20:17. It says, “Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterword his …

I’m a pretty competitive person, and I like to play games. And I really like to win. But there’s a game we should never play, because we will never win: the “Blame Game.” Don’t play the “Blame Game.”…

We live in a world full of short messages: Tweets, video clips, Instagram and Facebook posts. We also live in a world full of different opinions. We’re opinionated people. We have our thoughts on som…

I am not big on camping: mosquitoes, bugs, animals, and the worst of all, bears. I don’t want to meet one. Our verse today talks about meeting something worse than a bear robbed of its cubs. Stick wi…

Did you know you cannot make everybody happy all the time? You just can’t do it. Our goal should be to please One. According to our verse today, that might even please our enemies.

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When people say crazy things to you, do you respond or react? There’s a huge difference between responding and reacting. Responding is a more thoughtful process where you took a minute to think about…

Are you the type of person that talks about what you’re going to do more than you actually do it? Or do you know people like this? I sometimes fall into this category, so today’s verse really made me…

Duct tape – it comes in all kinds of colors these days. It’s best use? Taping your mouth shut. It could help you get wisdom. Although…it might hurt coming off.

Verse of the Day

Proverbs 13:3,

“Whoeve…

I got a lot of discipline as a child. I never liked it or loved my mom or grandparents for doing it as a child, but now I appreciate it. They were helping me to get wisdom. They weren’t out to hurt m…

• The Bible tells us to “consider others better than ourselves,” and to put their needs above our own. This can be difficult.
• Sometimes being kind makes us feel like we’re losing out…but are we?
• Verse…

Poverty: is it more than just a lack of money? The Bible says yes. Wealth and poverty go much deeper than our finances, and Wisdom says there are different consequences for slacking off or choosing t…

Have you ever taken something that wasn't for you? Did it feel sweet, knowing you had something you weren't supposed to have? Well, sometimes sweet things have bitter consequences.

• Last time, we…

Have you ever called someone and they didn’t pick up the phone? You had something good to say, and they just didn’t answer the phone! This can be so frustrating.

Let’s continue our treasure hunt thro…

In chapters 1-9 of Proverbs, we hear the words “My son,” over and over. Solomon is going after his son, repeatedly telling him this one thing: get wisdom.

Our verse for the day is Proverbs 7:2, which…

Why does Proverbs keep talking about sex? Well, we probably need some wisdom when it comes to sex.

When I look at the headings in my Bible in Proverbs 6, I see “Warnings Against Adultery.” Our verse …