Daily Challenges Archive

Maybe you’ve felt this way. There were times when I found myself explaining to someone why something was a bad idea. It was usually a teenager in our ministry having a “hold my beer” moment. The look of confusion or bewilderment on their face woul...

Recently, a friend was complaining about a person we both know. Over the years, I have watched these two in their relationship and seen it go up and down. Their companies operate in the same field. The down times generally occurred when one of the...

Whenever I read this verse, it causes me to pause and wonder if I’m comfortable writing these daily devotions from Proverbs. Then I go ahead and do it. The Hebrew word kesil, which is translated “fool,” refers to someone who lacks moral and spirit...

In the late 600s and early 700s BC, King Hezekiah was a good king in Judah. He was responsible for cleansing the temple and leading a religious revival. This was nearly 200 years after King Solomon’s reign. However, during his reign, Hezekiah also...

William James Sidis, Terence Tao, Marilyn vos Savant—do you recognize these names? Here are a few that might be a giveaway: Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sir Isaac Newton. This is a very short list of people considered to be among the sm...

I have a friend who spent years building his company. He has worked harder than just about anybody I know. Occasionally, he missed out on some parenting opportunities with his children and even a few things that would have been nice to do with his...

We had the 4th annual Cam Lanier, Be The Edge Challenge Golf Tournament over the last couple of days. It is a very fun and predominantly lighthearted event. Occasionally, we have some golfers who really want to win. I don’t blame them because the ...

For the last three days, I’ve been with about 100 people at a golf event. These men and women came together to support The Edge ministry and enjoy the beautiful setting of the event. During our time together, there were lots of meaningful conversa...

Most of us know God is not opposed to careful planning. Moving forward without it, according to Solomon and as witnessed by most of us, can lead to disaster. There are certainly times when God says to move and we are to move pretty quickly, but th...

Not me. Goodness, I wish I could, but I sure can’t. The other day, I was talking to a friend about a very difficult situation she found herself in. She had every right to want God to punish the other person for so grossly mistreating her and her f...

Over many years of working with teenagers, it amazes me how easily they could blame anything they didn’t like or even failed at on their parents. I remember once, in the same week, listening to a young man blame all his problems on the fact that h...

Yesterday afternoon, I picked up my nine-year-old granddaughter from school. I don’t know if it’s because they aren’t allowed to talk in school or if she just has so much bottled up inside, but from the moment she gets in the car until her mom or ...