Daily Challenges Archive

I was a witness the other day in a case where there were so many character witnesses that the judge had to reduce and limit the number. It would have taken hours for all of them to speak about the person’s character. It was an amazing sight to wit...

One of the clearest signs of a person on their way to maturity is learning when to stay silent. One of the clearest signs that they have reached maturity is when they do. A sign that they have a long way to go is when they say something and immedi...

My graduate work was in Counseling Psychology. I learned early on that to believe we could ever completely understand the heart and motives of another person was foolish. Solomon is reminding us here that when we think we have someone and their mo...

I remember, as a teenager, my buddies would often refer to “that lucky guy.” It referred to someone they saw in a relationship with a beautiful and famous actress or musician. I probably agreed with that shallow perception at the time. Many years ...

In today’s dollars, $258.5 billion ($14 billion in 1929 dollars) was lost in a single day in 1929. That day became known as Black Tuesday, the day of the market crash. Many people, including some relatives, lost everything they had. They went to b...

My grandparents had integrity and strong morals. They were religious in the way many Depression-era families were. They believed in the God of creation and His sin-atoning death on the cross. They also celebrated the resurrection without letting i...

In over a decade of doing these devotions on the Proverbs, I have, like with all the chapters, read this one at least 12 times a year, which adds up to over 120 times. Not once have I read this verse without it hitting me in a powerful way. Reflec...

This is a common and obviously important theme for Solomon. He saw literally no value in fighting. I’m not talking about war with the enemies of the Israelites, which was a pretty common activity for that beleaguered nation. In the approximately 3...

I recently read an article about why men typically don’t read. I’m a reader, but not when it comes to instructions. Typically, I try to put things together or operate something without bothering with the instructions. I have never opened the owner...

Mean people are often foolish. They may be intelligent, but they do dumb things. The result is that they create unnecessary and destructive conflicts. This can affect everything, from interpersonal relationships to entire nations. This verse goes ...

With the holiday season just about to get underway, families and friends will be gathering to celebrate and enjoy one another’s company—hopefully. I just saw a story about a young woman who has decided that her goal at her family’s gathering is to...

I told my grandkids that for the fall festival party, I was going to dress up as a “grumpy old man.” The 7-year-old cackled with glee and said, “Grandaddy, you’re already dressed in that outfit!” We had fun with that conversation. In real life, fo...