Daily Challenges Archive

Over the years I’ve seen men and women of integrity attacked. Not physically but by people determined to hurt them by damaging their reputation. It is painful to watch but extremely painful to go through. When they try to defend themselves it come...

Last year Calvary Heights wrote this about this passage, “One person has an AFFECTION for Perfection, which is why he LOVES instruction. The other person has an AFFECTION for Preservation, why is why he HATES reproof.” Thats an interesting perspec...

The most successful people I know tend to be very humble. Over time I’ve discovered that most often the humility reflects that they genuinely don’t have time or see any value in prideful behavior. There might even have been a time when a little pr...

Very few people have wealth to the point that their children and grandchildren will never need to work. There are some but it is a rare exception. The wise ones who do don’t let it get in the way of training their children in a strong and Biblical...

As we see so often in Proverbs and reiterated in the book of James in the New Testament, God is neither hiding nor hoarding His wisdom. He offers it generously to all including the gullible and the slow. He wants all of us to receive it freely. Th...

The two greatest fears of today’s young person is that they will never be loved and they will never be able to love. I believe that is not just teens. I find that overwhelmingly sad. The good news is that they are in the perfect position for an en...

If I could memorize well I’d probably be a lawyer. Thankfully a Political Science and Counseling Psychology majors did not require much memorization. In other words it’s not my thing. However over the years I have learned the incredible value of h...

This chapter is specifically dealing with the sin of adultery. I’m fairly confident no one reading this devotion is unaware of how serious that sin is to both God and Kingdom people. Addressing it is paramount to a person’s survival both spiritual...

Jesus gives a similar offer in John 6. In this passage Wisdom offers an invitation to the simple and gullible. It has been implied that Satan takes advantage of these people but certainly not God. However I find it not only comforting but also ver...

This is not just any man. Solomon is pointing us toward the “ideal man”. For us it is that person who has diligently followed God. They are a student of His teachings and have placed themselves at the feet of others who do the same for years. This...

This is vitally important to this mother. So important that she repeats the demand three times. Listen, listen, listen. If you have children you get it. In the Gospels we see Jesus often starting His instructions with the declaration “Verily, veri...

Recently in Forbes there was an article on companies that failed or suffered significant hard times unnecessarily. They became victims of the CEO’s hubris. Everything from tech, automotive, social media and even sports franchises were damaged when...