Daily Challenges Archive

That’s a pretty clear distinction. Solomon does this often—he talks about blessing or curse. He distinguishes dark from light, leaving no room for gray. Here, he lets us know that the righteous and the wicked, deep in their souls, are at odds with...

This is certainly a politically loaded verse in today’s environment. Feel free to let the Spirit lead you into those deeper, darker questions if you’d like—but for today’s challenge I want to make it more instructive for individuals. In other word...

I love the fullness and all the implications of the phrase “pleasantness of a friend.” There were times in the past when that might have sounded a bit boring, but now it sounds like exactly what I’d like to experience on a regular basis. Thankfull...

A lesson I learned years ago is that when you hear something bad about someone, just wait. Very often, it turns out to either not be true or not be as dramatic as it seemed when it was first shared. We actually need to ignore those types of report...

We are gearing up to offer a Biblical Worldview training for business leaders soon. One of the main points of the training is that we are called to be the answer to Jesus’ prayer in Matthew chapter 6. When He was teaching His disciples how to pray...

This one seems especially appropriate these days. We are told in the Bible to take note of wars and rumors of wars. It is said that these things will precede the return of Jesus—perhaps His imminent return. I’m not much of an “end times” guy, but ...

Running nonprofit ministries for almost 45 years has taught me many things. One of the most important lessons is that “poor mouthing” is no way to raise support or impact lives. In fact, it’s a great way to make potential donors walk away. That do...

I had a few of the grandkids over the other day. The youngest, six-year-old Harris, looked me in the eyes like he was waiting for a reaction and said, “We have church every day.” I responded, “Tell me about that.” His sister, who’s seven, said in ...

This verse makes me sad. I want everyone who works hard to find joy in their efforts and the outcomes of those efforts. But Solomon tells us that even a person’s good work can be sin. “Even their civil or natural actions, which in themselves are l...

I am a firm believer that just about everyone could benefit from competent counseling at some point in their life—most of us, more than once. The loss of a loved one, for example, can be eased with the help of a wise, outside counselor who can gui...

Lest you mistakenly wonder, this is not okay with God. It doesn’t take much reading in either the Old or New Testament to see that God is deeply disappointed by this attitude. When someone invests time and effort in another person solely because o...

I just scanned an article about preppers. I only skimmed it because the headline caught my attention, but the topic wasn’t interesting enough to hold it. I’m somewhat intrigued by the concept, though. The headline read, “These preppers have ‘go ba...