Daily Challenges Archive

If something appears in the Bible one time, is it important? Of course. In these devotions, I have occasionally mentioned that God wastes no words. Every word in Scripture comes from the eternal Creator of the universe. It should be all we need. I...

My friend Jay told me the other day that he knew why he never won the lottery. That made me curious, since the odds of winning the lottery are pretty much one step short of impossible anyway. He went on to explain that he believed he never won bec...

There is a long list of CEOs, artists, and celebrities who are notoriously known for being mean and abusive. Perhaps you have worked for one. After dealing with one such person, I remember a friend who was also a friend of his telling me, “He’s a ...

The implication in this verse is that before an issue turns into a quarrel, we know it’s about to happen. We are aware that emotions and conflict will be the result of what we are about to get into before it happens. That means we either have hist...

This is one of the most encouraging verses in the Bible, at least as we grow in both understanding it and experiencing it. I believe that very early in our walk with Christ, during that time of powerful grace and God’s intervention that allows us ...

I was talking with a friend the other day about a tense relationship in their family. As we discussed the interactions with the other person, they told me how that person’s conversations tend to go from very direct to very confrontational, and eve...

I was meeting with a business owner the other day, and we were talking about how his company was growing as a Biblical Worldview company. During the conversation, he talked about how blessed he was to have leaders on his team whom he could trust a...

It is so easy to read this verse. It is so easy to quote this verse to ourselves and others. But the reality of raising children these days is that it can be a very difficult challenge. This verse talks about the intentional, loving correction of ...

This is the last verse in this chapter, and what a great verse it is. I like the thought that if our lives were to close with this verse, what a gift that would be to a world that is searching for so many things. Yet the two things offered in this...

When I have a new idea for the ministry, I run it by a pretty large group of people. I admit I often ask a few more people than is probably necessary. This verse is why. When I was much younger, I figured I knew what needed to happen, and as the h...

The phrase chattering fool actually translates to “the fool of lips.” That’s a pretty clear way of describing someone who does not speak wisely. Other translations express it as “loose lips.” Longfellow wrote, “The fool is chastised by his lips.” ...

Because I tend to act quickly and think things through afterward, I find myself apologizing for and correcting my mistakes more often than I should. My wife used to joke that her role in our ministry was to go behind me and apologize to those I of...