It’s off to school we go. It’s off to school we go. We’ll take our lunch and ride the bus. It’s off to school we go. Of course, elementary, middle, and high schools have been in session for a couple weeks now. And this week, colleges get back into it. Students everywhere are getting their…

There’s a famous line in Scottish poet Robert Burns’ poem “To a Mouse, On Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough” that people often quote:  “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” That little field mouse in the poem had picked what he thought was a great place for…

In the heart of every person is a longing for their labor to matter. Whatever people do, they want it to really make a difference, to last longer than the fleeting moment, to be bigger than themselves. Do you long for that? Well, today’s word of wisdom has the key for you and me to…

I wonder, do you want to help yourself or hurt yourself? Well, according to Scripture, the answer to that question depends on what you do with instruction, education, wisdom, truth. Proverbs 15:32 says, “Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.” To despise yourself is to regard yourself as worthless.…

One of the reasons that I love the Bible is that it’s so vivid! It often doesn’t just tell you a truth. It paints you a picture. And Proverbs 15:19 is a great example of that. It says, “The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright…

Have you found out in life that love makes all the difference? That’s why today’s word of wisdom from the book of Proverbs has me nodding, “Yes, and amen.” Proverbs 15:17, “Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.” Isn’t that a creative and vivid way…

There are more than a few “Walker, Texas Ranger” fans out there. I know I’m sure one of them. Any time I get a chance to see Chuck Norris beat up the bad guys, that’s a good day. I’m curious this morning, do you remember the theme song that opened up that show: In the…

In April 2019, news broke that the famous and beautiful Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France, was on fire. Some sort of spark there in the roof space caused a massive fire to break out early that evening. There was a quick response by the fire department, but by the time the fire was…

Cyanide is a substance that you definitely want to avoid. It’s a poison that will kill you. It essentially suffocates you. Its chemical properties block your body’s cells from receiving oxygen. So, cyanide is extremely deadly to your body. But in today’s word of wisdom from the book of Proverbs, we run into a spiritual…

You can generally choose where you live, but you can’t always choose your neighbors. I’ve been fortunate over the years to have some really good neighbors. In fact, I have a great neighbor on both sides of me right now, but not everybody is so blessed. Neighbor relations can be difficult. There can be disputes…