Daily Challenges Archive

Most of my life I have heard people in various roles who love to tell us what God thinks of what we do, who we are, and how we live. Lately, God—and even portions of His Word—have been used to justify political positions, social responsibilities, ...

One of the best things about what I get to do in leading this ministry of business leaders is hearing all the stories of how God is working through His leaders in many different companies to expand His Kingdom. There are literally thousands of com...

The reason our moms used to say, “If everyone was jumping off a cliff, would you?” was because, at least in my case, whenever I made a bad request to do something, I would wrap it in the classic justification: “Everybody else is doing it,” or, “Th...

I have a friend who grew up as one of 19 children. They were incredibly impoverished. I’ve often heard her speak of mealtime at their house and how little there was to go around. She talked about how, at times when a chicken was served, she would ...

I was just in a conversation with a friend who is helping a struggling teenager. In the middle of that situation is a former foster parent who seems determined to make everyone’s life as difficult as possible. He is living out this passage from S...

I went a long time without considering that there really is no alternative to God purifying our lives. I was under the impression that a silversmith could make something whether the dross was removed or not. In the same way, I felt that we could c...

I read a newspaper article yesterday about a woman who recently learned she has cancer and will not live past a year. In the article she talked about feeling ripped off, and then she mentioned an uncle she was angry with and had no relationship wi...

I’ve always liked this verse and the one after it. I appreciate the picture of a God who looks after those who are unable to look after themselves. It’s a great picture of God and a wonderful example for us. It is especially pertinent at this time...

Throughout life there are so many things that draw people into friendships and relationships. We learn that young children’s friends are primarily those they live with and go to school with. They also build friendships with those they play with in...

At the heart of this verse is an assurance from Solomon that God’s people will be looked after. Even when it appears they are being defeated or overwhelmed in the short term, there’s an implicit truth and promise that goes beyond today and even be...

“Hmmm… that’s violent.” I read this Proverb to my 7-year-old grandson yesterday morning. He was helping me decide which verse to share today, and this one definitely caught his attention. That’s when he responded, “Hmmm… that’s violent.” True insi...

The word for folly in the original is loaded with meaning. Folly appears 25 times in Scripture, and Solomon accounts for 23 of those uses in the book of Proverbs. His dad used it the other two times in the Psalms. Its use implies everything from s...