Category Archives: Daily Devotions

3 By wisdom a house is built,     and through understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filled     with rare and beautiful treasures.  Building Houses     Questions What kind of house building do you think … Continue reading →

Do not envy the wicked,     do not desire their company; 2 for their hearts plot violence,     and their lips talk about making trouble. Envying the Wicked Drug Dealer’s Mansion Kim Kardashian’s Money A Rapper’s Car Collection Questions What … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote a lengthy entry about the heart.  Our small group discussed spanking, and then we focused on why children go astray.  We talked about how often something draws someone in and consumes their life.  I remember those who … Continue reading →

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;     if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. 14 Punish them with the rod     and save them from death.  Should Parents Spank? Parents who spank think they are … Continue reading →

12 Apply your heart to instruction     and your ears to words of knowledge. Angry About Improvement My wife says that I deflect criticism.  The truth is that I don’t welcome it.  I am not that wise.  Today’s criticism was concerning the … Continue reading →

10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone     or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, 11 for their Defender is strong;     he will take up their case against you. Defender In court cases even the poor are … Continue reading →

9 Do not speak to fools,     for they will scorn your prudent words. In Support of Not Talking It Out In many cases it is prudent to talk through a problem. It is good to assess why the problem … Continue reading →

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;     do not trust your own cleverness. 5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,     for they will surely sprout wings     and fly off to the … Continue reading →

When you sit to dine with a ruler,     note well what[a] is before you, 2 and put a knife to your throat     if you are given to gluttony. 3 Do not crave his delicacies,     for that food … Continue reading →

Firstly, the idea of the secular is that there are two ‘domains’ of living.  One that is godly and one that is secular or ‘outside the domain of God’.  This is a false notion.  There is nothing outside of God’s … Continue reading →