Daily Challenges Archive

It’s never a good idea to put off dealing with sin. Although this passage speaks directly to a villain or evil person who has no desire to confront their sin, the truth applies to followers of Christ as well. There is a temptation to play with sin...

The image of turning your ear toward wisdom implies that you’re turning it away from something else. There are so many streams of noise—both audible and visual—constantly bombarding our brains. When Solomon says to pay attention, it means we are i...

Dads have a number of biblical responsibilities. These responsibilities extend to wives, daughters, and sons—but most especially to sons. Solomon is sharing here what David taught him, and what he is now teaching his own son. I am an evangelist by...

On the days I find myself without a lunch appointment, I usually see if I have a grandchild available. During the school year, I tend to join a group that eats lunch together almost every weekday. They are up there in age, and it is always informa...

The Hebrew word for success in this verse is not what we usually think of when we talk about success today. Here, the meaning is “solid, efficient, or abiding wisdom that enables competence and stability, rather than just material prosperity, stor...

A great truth about growing in maturity with God is that, over time, the tricks of Satan become easier to identify. Do not mistake this for meaning they are easy to identify; it’s just that as we walk faithfully in the Kingdom, we begin to learn h...

In the first nine verses, the author talks about what his mother taught him. Essentially, it is the ageless concern of all mothers—to steer their children away from sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll… without the rock ’n’ roll component. The other piec...

Know what a hyrax is? Me either—at least, I had no idea until I decided to find out why they made Solomon’s top four in describing small yet wise critters. I’m loving not only what I’m learning about them, but also why they are used as an example ...

In this passage, Solomon gives one of the contrasting views that he is so well known for in Scripture. He compares the humble with the proud, as he often does. We see the proud being brought low and the humble being lifted up. Not that honor shoul...

Honest people will admit that there are often more than one reasonable side or opinion on many issues. These days, we see most people grab a side and plant their opinion squarely in their lives. I recently read this about the formation of firm opi...

Early in my ministry, I remember telling one of my mentors how surprising it was that parents who did not attend church and were not particularly spiritual seemed to really embrace the ministry I was doing with their teenagers. I implied it must b...

This verse takes on a new depth of significance when viewed in its historical context. It is almost silly to picture my grandson using his slingshot with the stone tied into it. All the aiming and effort to shoot at something—knowing the little ro...