Caution in Calling Someone A Fool
Before we proceed in our study of the person the book of Proverbs calls a fool, we need to consider the warning of Jesus: But I tell you that anyone ...
3 Basic Characteristics of Fools
I'll never forget meeting Jan Silvious. We were sharing the speaking at a retreat. Jan was speaking on her classic book: Foolproofing Your Life. I listened ...
Dealing with “Fools” (June Proverbs Study)
We are in Proverbs this summer, with a different topic each month. Billy Graham read a psalm and a chapter of proverbs every day. Psalms helped him ...
Losing friends? Check your Filter.
Those without a filter have a penchant for hurting others, but they either don't care or can't seem to see it. They post hurtful things on Facebook, kindling strife. They ...
What Does Faithfulness in Friendship Look Like?
Last week we had such a good discussion over the proverb that talks about "a friend closer than a brother." Sometimes our most faithful friends are not biological family, but ...
Closer Than A Brother
Proverbs 18:24 tells us there is a friend who is "closer than a brother." And while we, of course, think of Jesus, it is also true that there are times ...
The Healing Power of Friendship
Faithful friends are rare, Solomon will tell us this week, but, oh, when we find one, the good they can do! It is vital to realize that because we are all ...
Slowing Down, Seeing More
Because May can be as busy as December, we're going to slow the pace: not just so that more can keep up, but so that we may see more. It's ...
Racing to the Tomb
Incredulous at Mary's report, Peter and John suddenly raced to the tomb. Eugene Burnand (1898) "The Disciples Peter and John Racing To the Sepulcher on the Morning of the Resurrection" ...
Holy Week Through John’s Eyes
Together, with the "disciple Jesus loved," we will travel through Holy Week. Jennifer stole my heart when filming "The Jesus Who Surprises" in Georgia last February. Jennifer was ...
The Seventh Sign
Seven is an important number in Scripture. There are seven miracles in John, all called "signs." We come to the seventh sign, The last sign before the cross, the raising ...
Deliver Us From Spiritual Blindness!
The closer we get to the cross, the more significant the "signs" become. The 6th miracle in John is the healing of a man born blind. But there is way ...
The Enemy and The Gospel
We have an enemy who prowls about like a lion, looking for fresh meat. He hides. And we are apt to forget him, which gives him a real advantage. ...
A Key To Unlocking God’s Secrets
Why is there so much repetition in nature? Because one Creator did it all. And why, though there are 66 books in the Bible, written over many centuries, from ...
Lenten Joy!
If the words "Lenten Joy" seem like an oxymoron, it's because Lent needed reforming, it needed the gospel! So as we begin this first full Lenten week, let us contemplate ...