Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 23:30
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This section is a continuation of Solomon's penetrating analysis of alcoholism and drunkenness. It is also, at a number of places, a pen
Dr. Stieglitz
May 25, 20191 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Matthew 18:7
Jesus discusses a subject that is not talked about much in our day because we see all desire as good because it is natural. But Jesus clearl
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Dr. Stieglitz
Feb 23, 20192 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 23:26
The battle against temptation is a battle for the mind.
The battle against lust is also a battle for what will the mind delight in. If you d
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Dr. Stieglitz
Dec 7, 20183 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 7:24
Yes, it pays to be wise. It seems like the teenager who is selfish, proud, immoral, a liar, and even a thief is having all the fun and reall
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Dr. Stieglitz
Dec 6, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 6:24
When someone meets these needs, we are drawn toward them. Do not underestimate the power of these relational needs. We are drawn towards any
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Dr. Stieglitz
Dec 2, 20183 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Psalm 1:3
There is an interesting double point here in this phrase. He is saying that we will prosper in whatever we want to do, but God is also sayin
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Dr. Stieglitz
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 26:23
The idea here is that this person lives in sexual unfaithfulness in their soul and thinks nothing of it. This describes the permissiveness o
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Dr. Stieglitz
Nov 23, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 23:23
The clear idea is that there will be times when you do not know enough to make a wise decision, and you must find the truth, the information
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Dr. Stieglitz
Oct 7, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 7:22
If you keep staring at the cheesecake you shouldn’t have, it will become irresistible. If you keep in connection with the adulterer or adult
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Dr. Stieglitz
Sep 23, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 23:21
In Solomon's day there were really only three addictive substances to hide pain: alcohol, food, and sleep. In each case, if you medicate
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Dr. Stieglitz
Sep 7, 20183 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 7:21
If a young lady begins to sing your praises in ways that you know is not true, then it is flattery. If a young man begins to sing your prais
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Dr. Stieglitz
Aug 24, 20184 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 24:20
In one sense Solomon is making a clear scientific rather than a moral statement. He does not see old men who have lived an evil lifestyle. T
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Dr. Stieglitz
Aug 23, 20183 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 23:20
Solomon is trying to warn us that spending time around people who are like this – either because they have lots of unresolved pain or becaus
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Dr. Stieglitz
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 7:20
The fear of the Lord is about consequences that God will bring into the life of those whom He cares about. He spanks or disciplines those He
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Dr. Stieglitz
Aug 5, 20183 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 5:20
The import of this verse seems to be Solomon's probing question. Why would you go astray with a strange woman? You have a wife at home t
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Dr. Stieglitz
Aug 2, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 2:20
This whole section tries to remind us that the temptations are strong and they seem so pleasant and encouraging; but they lead to separation
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Dr. Stieglitz
Jul 24, 20184 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 24:19
Don't allow yourself to get all worked up about what they are doing. Now this does not mean that one should let it go as if it were not
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Dr. Stieglitz
Jul 13, 20181 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 13:19
The person who is the moral fool is the person who always gives in to temptation. They are just sucked in. It always promises and we bite.
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Dr. Stieglitz
Apr 9, 20183 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 9:16
If the person, who is going to show you how to understand and live life lives outside of God's boundaries, then that person will give yo
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Dr. Stieglitz
Apr 7, 20182 min read
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 7:16
The strongest sexual organ in the human body is the mind, and the adulteress uses this organ to draw the hesitant person into her web. She c
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