Much of what Solomon writes in Proverbs 18 reiterates many things he has shared in previous chapters. Yet, every time I read through these Wisdom points, I gain something deeper in meaning from them as they relate to my life. Sometimes the passages are affirming and sometimes they are convicting.

Learning what it means to worship the Lord our God is the purpose of Scripture. God reveals himself on the pages though his miraculous work, pure character, and the people he highlights for faith. Since the beginning of our reading in the Wisdom Book of Proverbs, we have learned our

I am so grateful to be living as a citizen of the United States of America. Although I do not agree with many things that have been established by a variety of leadership over the years, I am blessed to be an American; a part of one nation under God.

Biblical and godly encouragement is not simply extending affirming words that make a person feel better about himself or herself. Scripture teaches genuine encouragement develops one in humility [obedience to God], courage [facing the challenges in Christ’s strength], and hope [confident expectation] in God’s love and will for our lives.

Along with a plethora of choices we make each day, one of the biggest and overall most significant decisions we will make is whether we will be constructive or destructive in life that day. To be constructive is to see life from God’s perspective and seek to be a participant

There is a tendency in the fallen flesh of human nature to speak lies. We may want those things we are saying to be true; even repeat them often. Although it may never be the Truth, we can choose to believe what we are saying and pretty soon we are