Daily Challenges Archive

When the prophets spoke God’s prophecies to the people of Israel, it carried a heavy burden for them. They felt a very real sense of whose words they were delivering and the necessity of getting them right. It also carried the weight that, since t...

I love seeing people thrive. I like, most of you, find it breaks my heart to see people struggle with finding their next meal or paying their next bill. Years in youth ministry taught me to notice those who may be on free or reduced lunch programs...

Fleeing doesn’t always mean running away, at least not physically. Sometimes, fleeing is avoiding the truth when you are living a lie. Sometimes, fleeing is deflecting or pushing blame elsewhere when it squarely belongs on you. And sometimes, flee...

He may be able to trust wounds from a friend, but that doesn’t mean he will necessarily like it. I’m preparing to be in a meeting with a group of people who really care about each other. For the meeting to be worthwhile and productive, there will ...

This may be one of the simplest yet hardest lessons to learn. Remember there was no social media or college football in Solomon’s day. What could fools possibly be taunting someone about? Plenty. At my age I remember long (depending what your defi...

I just asked a few of my grandkids what they think of that they hear me say often. They were pretty silly names I call them as well as some fun comments I make. Nothing particularly profound. A couple days ago on our weekly “Be The Edge” Challenge...

BibleArt tells us that some theologians believe the rooms of this house, the chambers, signify the mind, heart and soul of a person. That makes sense as Solomon reminds us that it is God’s wisdom and knowledge that not only builds the house but fi...

Billions and billions of dollars are spent on lottery tickets every year. That money is not spent to help education although that is what the lottery marketing will tell you . It is also not because a lot of people win those big jackpots or becaus...

This is surely one of life’s great equalizers. It is seen in the start and finish of our journey. We may enter life in a family of wealth but that wealth is not something we brought with us and when we breathe our last it does not go with us. The ...

This is another one of my top 10 verses from Proverbs. If you are keeping count I believe this is somewhere around number 17. We know from many other places in the Bible that our attitudes are much more important to God than our actions. There is ...

Solomon is pretty big on this theme. It can’t be much more simple than stated here. I sat with Malcom last week over lunch. We started in ministry together over 40 years ago. He’s still doing the same thing and eternity is being profoundly impacte...

This is sometimes known as ‘going off half cocked’. Literally to take a premature or ill- conceived action. I have a rifle that was gifted to me. It is a 308 lever action. The safety is on when the hammer is locked in the half way back position. T...