Daily Challenges Archive

Most days I wear a rubber bracelet that says 429. It stands for Ephesians 4:29. My good friend Coach Mark Jackson had them made and gives them out by the thousands to remind the wearer of a message he shares about that particular verse. It is perh...

Sin is not necessarily ugly to look at. It often looks like us. Satan used—or rather, misused—scripture to try and tempt Jesus in the desert. One source talks about the temptress in this passage: “This is a tactic of hypocritical deception, where ...

There’s an old saying that goes, “Don’t do today what you can put off until tomorrow.” If you read that quickly, you might misunderstand, but it’s actually a spoof on the real saying: “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” That’s go...

Overweight people die 5 to 15 years earlier than those who are not overweight—a similar range to the reduced lifespan of smokers. The list of bad habits and their connection to early death is long. This is a visible and undeniable picture of death...

There is a distinction between the different types of learning. Here Solomon specifically refers to sound learning. There is not a word in Scripture that is extra or without important meaning. If all Scripture is inspired, as Paul tells us in Timo...

I have always used this and similar passages to encourage Bible memorization. I must confess I’m awful at it myself. Over the years, I’ve found that scripture I have “kept in my heart” has come to mind at very strategic and powerful times. Back in...

In my heart, this always sounded like a good idea. Maybe it was how I was raised. I’d call it kingdom-adjacent—not Christian at the time, but definitely with a Judeo-Christian awareness. That was actually a very dangerous place to be. Until I hear...

Sometimes learning is all about listening—listening to learn, not to respond. When we listen to learn, we lock in on what is being shared. Listening is a gift both to the listener and to the speaker. Yesterday I preached at a local church. As I lo...

I saw a video today about a young girl who, on the first day of school, noticed a fellow student with a plexiglass barrier at her desk. She was immunosuppressed and going through a battle with cancer. Her parents didn’t want her in school, but she...

I was with a friend the other day, and he made the comment, “It’s been a long year, Kevin.” I pondered that for a moment and considered some of the things I knew he and his family had been through: the loss of a job, the loss of a family member, e...

I have always seen this as one of the most instructive verses in Proverbs—not just for business leaders, but for everyone. Where there is no vision or revelation, “the people are unrestrained” or “perish” are two of the most common translations of...

I just read the story of three elderly brothers swindled out of their home, farm, and bank accounts by a minister and a businessman. It’s a heartbreaking reminder that people who claim to be God’s chosen leaders are not always who they say they ar...