Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, had a question. He got advice from the old men who had served his father, then from the young men who were his childhood friends. Guess who gave the better advice? The old men. Why? Because they had experience. Don’t you realize how valuable that is? Rehoboam took the advice of theContinue reading “Listen to Wise Counsel.”
Category Archives: wisdom
Choose Your College.
How do kids choose a college? Location? Beauty? Reputation? Degrees offered? Friends going there? What do parents consider? Price? Safety? Future job prospects? The considerations are enormous—as is the time to be invested. It is a huge decision, and one for which you must hear from God. Proverbs 9 uses a picture similar to collegeContinue reading “Choose Your College.”
Rebuke.
Have you ever rebuked anyone? Ever told friend he was wrong? Ever spoken up for what is right? You can tell a lot about a person by the way he responds to rebuke. Wise people accept it, humble themselves, and listen. Foolish people are not able to accept rebuke; they will be angry and defensive.Continue reading “Rebuke.”
Wisdom Has Built Her House.
Yesterday I watched a documentary about a talented athlete whose career fell apart because his life was a dumpster fire: parties, booze, drugs, and selfishness. This is the life of foolishness. Even though I published my first book Friday (!), the biggest event of this year will be the work involved in honoring the lifeContinue reading “Wisdom Has Built Her House.”
The Road to Hell.
We talk a lot at church about the road to Heaven, or the “Roman Road,” or following God’s path. But is there a path that leads the other direction? Is there a road to hell? Or, if you have been born again, is there a path that will lead you to the hell of aContinue reading “The Road to Hell.”
Ruts.
Before paved roads, wagon wheels left deep ruts. When rain dried, ruts pulled wheels into the deep grooves, whether the driver wanted to go in them or not. Ruts do that. Stories create ruts in your mind. Popular stories create the deepest ruts. Consider: Are there any virgins on sit-coms? Not unless they’re being mocked,Continue reading “Ruts.”
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.”
God Chose Them For You.
God makes many choices for us, including our parents. We have no say in who raises us. But God has His reasons, and “His ways are past finding out” Isaiah 55:9. The Ammonite king Nahash treated King David well. When Nahash died, David sent his officials to show kindness to the new king, Hanun, sonContinue reading “God Chose Them For You.”
Prayer Request.
I need wisdom. Don’t you? Don’t we all? Our leaders really need wisdom during this quarantine of 2020. All the decisions they are making are based on predictions about the virus and what the future holds. But there are so many factors that influence those predictions—accurate reporting, inaccurate reporting, good science, bad science, emotions andContinue reading “Prayer Request.”
Household Words: 