What is also true in this insight from Solomon is that the only way back from wickedness is repentance about the focus of your selfish behav

Think and preview and meditate on a righteous life and you will have a righteous life. Too many people spend their time scheming vengeance a

One of the things that God is asking us is: "Do you want to get better physically? Then fix the relationships of your life." I am

Our human emotions, values and beliefs are very often notin alignment with Truth. Our senses are constantly on the intake, sending messages

This is a proverb about the impulsiveness of a fool. There is a consistent flying off the handle; an inability to keep one's emotions in

This is the contrasting truth to what will be shared in Proverbs 25:23 about a backbiting tongue. When we really think through how to bring

In other words, it is a person's ability to always be a few steps ahead that keeps a person from getting angry. It also means that the a

Proverbs 30:8 "Keep deception and lies far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is my portion" This is a very interesting proverb about living life with a clear head. The word deception is the Hebrew word saw which means emptiness or vanity or falsehood. It suggests that one of the things that is possible in life is to spend our whole life pursuing what is really empty or cotton-candy like. A translation of the word in Ecclesiastes is soap b

Proverbs 29:8 "Scorners set a city aflame, but wise men turn away anger" The question is what to do with the cynic and the negative types who have never heard a proposal they can't throw cold water on. scorners set a city aflame Scorners are those people who get you to focus on your own expectations to an extraordinary degree. They keep you focused on what you had to sacrifice, what you had to give, what you want. These are people who treat everyone else as though they are se

​​Is anyone in need of an extra helping of peace during this advent season? If you are anything like me, your list is long and likely filled with lots of events and tasks that mostly bring you great joy. You might be cutting down Christmas trees and decorating the inside and the outside of the house. You're sure to throw in a little shopping, baking, attending a few parties, and making lots of lists to reassure yourself that you haven't forgotten anything or anyone! But those

How often do we ignore God's internal warnings and allow our ­emotions to control us? After all, it's the path of least resistance. There's a lot going on in the world and nation right now that has the power to push us around emotionally. Between the election and the holidays, you might find yourself trying to juggle fragile relationships while riding unsteady emotional roller coasters. However, when feelings are in charge, they can lead us in to trouble with people in our li