Daily Challenges Archive

Yesterday was Halloween. I’m not espousing a position on it in this devotion—if you want to know, you can ask. For today’s challenge, here’s a small piece of its history: “It marked a pivotal time of year when seasons changed, but more importantly...

Recently, while reading about Peter Drucker’s views on business, I came across this summary: “The management consultant Peter Drucker argued that the fundamental purpose of a business is not to make a profit, but to create a customer. He believed ...

I recently read an opinion on lying in America today: “While a majority of Americans report telling few to no lies, a small percentage of prolific liars account for a large portion of total lies. Some experts also describe an ‘epidemic of lying’ i...

The word for revelation in this verse is considered by many theologians to be better translated as vision. In other words, “a lack of divine guidance or vision leads to a society that runs wild and unrestrained.” Obviously, that does not lead to a...

Recently, I heard a guy say that the reason so many government social programs exist is that the church abdicated its responsibility to look after the widow, the orphan, and the poor. A country that claims a Judeo-Christian foundation should certa...

I was recently talking to another movie junkie like myself, and we were discussing why Los Angeles in Southern California became the movie-making hub of the world. There were a number of reasons, but primarily it was because, as the song says, it ...

The interesting part of this verse is that there’s nothing wrong with the proverb itself—it’s the delivery system. When a fool delivers truth, there’s at least some level of misalignment between the person and the message that disqualifies or, at ...

Just remove the dross. Well, that certainly sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? Just take off your coat. Just turn on the lights. Just eat the ice cream. Wouldn’t that be nice. Having our lives in a condition for the Master Craftsman and Creator—God...

I recently had a vigorous conversation with a very close friend about the use of the words problem and challenge as a believer. He felt that identifying and dealing with a person’s problems is how we counsel. I think that from a Kingdom perspectiv...

Want some good news? Read that verse again. There it is. This truth has been a much-needed reminder many times throughout my life. At 11 years old, when I was told I was a type 1 diabetic and would need a shot every day for the rest of my life, I ...

If I’m totally honest—which I try to always be—I have to admit that I’m not sure I haven’t read this verse early in my Christian walk and, immediately after the first part, thought, “No, it isn’t.” It was usually a fleeting thought, but maybe an h...

Not long ago, I had lunch with a couple of business leaders and a younger businessman they were mentoring in his business journey. This individual had a powerful personal testimony of God working in and through his life. The one thing that really ...