Nothing is more important than wisdom, right? Are you SURE? Wouldn’t you trade wisdom for treasure? Or for SOMETHING? “Wisdom is better than diamonds. Nothing you desire can even be compared to it” Proverbs 8:11. NOTHING is more valuable. So how do you get wisdom? It begins with SUBMITTING to God: “The FEAR OF THEContinue reading “Study to Show Thyself Approved by God.”
Author Archives: Steven Wales
Neighbors.
“Don’t plan to harm your neighbor, for he trusts you and lives near you” Proverbs 3:29. Relationships with neighbors are tricky. When you choose a home, you often know nothing about the neighbors until you are moved-in. When you finally meet, you may find yourself in a long-term relationship with someone you like, someone youContinue reading “Neighbors.”
Picture Jesus Happy.
Do you know anyone who is happy all the time? Who is it? What makes him so happy? Solomon was the wisest person, and Samson may have been the strongest. But can you imagine the happiest person who ever lived? I wonder what that person was like? How do you picture Jesus? Happy? Sad? Angry?Continue reading “Picture Jesus Happy.”
People Who Do What is Right are Happy!
Aren’t coloring books fun? Remember the smell of grinding crayons into that thick paper? Did you try to stay inside the lines? In a 1992 TV ad, a nerdy teacher in Kissinger glasses walks up and down the rows of an elementary classroom saying, “Stay within the lines. The lines are our friends,” but oneContinue reading “People Who Do What is Right are Happy!”
Let it Sleep.
The Song of Solomon portrays Christ as the Groom romancing—wooing—the Church, the Bride of Christ. But it is also a romantic story about two young people who flirt and chase each other through town and forest. The man pursues. The woman pursues. He describes her beauty in language no one could top (“You are absolutelyContinue reading “Let it Sleep.”
Abstain Until the Time.
I once had an epiphany while watching THE BRADY BUNCH. Alice had helped the kids bake cookies and lamented that she had no self-control. She ate a cookie or two and told herself she couldn’t help it. But I could. It would be so easy not to eat a hot, fresh cookie. I could sayContinue reading “Abstain Until the Time.”
I Found It!
I remember when we lost Red. We searched fields and forests, then got in the truck and drove to every home in the area, asking people if they had seen a big red pit bull. For two or three days we searched everywhere. We have had both dogs and horses turn up missing. In everyContinue reading “I Found It!”
Behavior and Education.
Ever wonder why half the grades on the report cards of children involve behavior? Why have all those categories like “works well with others,” “listens to instructions,” or “participates in group activities”? We send children to school to learn the three Rs and instead it’s the three Ss: Sit down, be Still, and keep Silent.Continue reading “Behavior and Education.”
One Wish.
So you’re exploring an old cave in the mountains of the American West and you find a polished cow horn on a string. It’s covered in dust and has a lid on the end—it’s a powder horn. Curious, you open it and WHOOSH! the ghost of an old Navajo shaman comes out, thanks you forContinue reading “One Wish.”
Three Wishes.
If a genie offered you three wishes, what would you request? Money, fame, and power? Travel, adventure, and long life? God came to the newly crowned King Solomon in a dream and said: “What should I give you?” Do you know what Solomon requested? Solomon responded with gratitude, reminding God that He had blessed DavidContinue reading “Three Wishes.”