Daily Challenges Archive

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...

Bill was 70. He had been doing youth ministry for over 50 years. He trained me as a young staff member. He was still actively running a large, effective, junior-high–school-wide ministry, with no interest in stopping. At one point, I became the na...

I sat at a table yesterday with more than a dozen business leaders. Each was successful and impactful in their own way. They came from a variety of industries, yet each brought a heart that desired to please God and influence a lost and broken wor...

I like change. I love it. I thrive on it. Sometimes I’m too quick to pursue it and seize it. Most of the time I believe it’s God’s leading, but sometimes it’s simply because I want something different, new, and fresh. At times I may be a victim of...

At the very beginning of The Edge Biblical Worldview training, we show a clip for “What About Bob” where Dr. Marvin asking Bob about his marriage. Bob pops up from the floor, looks over the front of the desk at Dr. Marvin, and says, “There are two...