Daily Challenges Archive

I’m a movie guy. I like everything about the process—from making to watching. As far as themes go, there is no shortage of movies where someone is in need of a hero, or at times is looking for a place of safety. If spy movies are your thing, then ...

In this passage, Solomon reminds us again, as he has done in numerous places, that God is the Creator of everyone. No matter what status in life someone has, we all begin in the dust, being formed from the ground, and ultimately stand at the foot ...

I’m certainly not a business genius. As a matter of fact, a representative of the IRS once called me the world’s worst businessman. That being said, for some reason I do seem to end up in a number of meetings listening to business strategies being...

I’ve shared before that on her last trip to the United States, Mother Teresa was asked while boarding her plane to depart what she thought of Americans. She paused, turned slowly, and after another thoughtful pause said, “They are the loneliest pe...

Sometimes I read a verse out of Proverbs and wonder why Solomon felt it was necessary to write it. At first glance, it seems so obvious that it’s hard to imagine anyone doesn’t already know these truths without being reminded of them. As I ponder ...

I have a friend running for a local office. The other day, while I was posting the daily devotion from Proverbs, I saw an attack on his leadership in a social media post. I read a few comments and watched as a full-blown battle over this person’s...

My son and I have an app development company. Because our business development strategy is slightly different than most companies that work with startups, I always seek wise counsel and insight before we enter into a deal to develop a new app. I’v...

Yesterday I saw a trending topic on social media. Most of the comments were biased by which team the person pulled for. The issue was the eligibility of a college athlete. I suspect that fully 20 to 25 percent of the readers know exactly what I’m ...

This is a great message for anyone. It lets us know that everyone has the ability to succeed in this world. Diligence is the key. This verse says nothing about your IQ or your ACT score. It is not about being smarter than everyone else or even sma...

In this verse we see wisdom which represents God‘s God‘s brilliance and truth through a dignified woman. Here we see her sending out servants to a world that desperately needs what God offers through her. The world of Solomon‘s Day needed it in th...

In this verse, the writer is directly contrasting the speech of the deceptive woman he wrote of earlier. Wisdom is telling us that she speaks in perfect alignment with God and His divinity. It is humbling—embarrassing, even—and greatly disappointi...

I am always amazed by how brazenly the prostitute in this passage speaks, so comfortably using religious language to mask her true intent. In reality, she is using it to justify her sin. I have read this verse monthly for decades as part of my dai...