Daily Challenges Archive

As a teenager, my brother and I took our parents through both extremes of this verse. As the parent of two boys, I certainly experienced both with my own teens. Thankfully, we also had an angelic daughter. Sort of. This is not unique to my family;...

The simple life is espoused as a good way to live throughout Scripture. Years ago, one of my best friends told me that he thought Scripture recommended having a little land, a garden, and a family. He said this was the definition of being blessed....

I read that verse, and in my mind, I hear a voice shouting, “What are you doing, or what in the world were you thinking?” And it is a well-deserved question in every case. Wisdom would have every reason to get after me. I often should know better....

Coming through a political season, this verse might be even more understandable. It speaks a truth about living in a world that plays fast and loose with the truth, perhaps more than ever before. So much so that many of those twisting the truth ha...

This verse precedes a list of very negative behaviors that are destructive and evil—a list that is also seen all too often in business. Yesterday, I was on a flight recently, heading to a training engagement, when the conversation turned to the qu...

Wandering aimlessly without realizing it is a powerful description. I believe it describes many people in the world today. Aimlessly wandering yet unaware almost seems impossible. It is sad to watch. The Edge partners with a high school ministry c...

Who do you turn to for wise counsel? If you’re like me, you cherish every C.S. Lewis book and quote you can find. Dr. Steve Brown has that same effect on me. As great as these writers and speakers are, what I’m really asking about is the men and w...

Many pastors love this verse when talking about tithing. That’s fine. However, I am always amazed by the men and women I meet who lead in business and don’t seem to care about 10%. They operate from a needs-meeting and opportunity-driven concept o...

I conducted a search for individuals in our society, both past and present, who are considered “wise.” Interestingly, rather than finding names, the first result was a description of what a wise person looks like. I expected to see references to d...

Yesterday, one of the leaders at The Edge sent me a podcast that suggested reading a proverb a day for two years can change your life. That translates to reading each chapter 24 times, with the exception of chapters 29, 30, and 31, as the months w...

Every commentary I consulted made it clear that the leech symbolizes insatiable greed; it can never get enough. This leech feeds on cows, sucking their blood. Left to its own devices, it would eventually kill its host and still not be satisfied un...

I tried very hard to make this not about government leaders, especially with the intensity of the election taking place in just over a week. Can a political party be righteous or wicked? Probably not. Can policies? Certainly. More specifically, pe...