We can find numerous positive and negative character traits expressed in Proverbs. While some may seem obvious, others prompt deeper thought or reflection. Consider this list below and how it may apply to everyday living. Traits to be promoted Traits to be avoided Avoiding strife 20:3 Anger 29:22 Compassion for animals 12:10 Antisocial behavior 18:1…
Month: September 2019
What Seven Churches Can Tell Us Today
This information comes from David Jeremiah’s blog on prophecy. While exiled on the island of Patmos, the apostle John received a revelation from Jesus Christ that we now call the book of Revelation. In this vision, Christ gave John seven messages for seven first-century churches in Asia Minor. David Jeremiah To read more, click here!…
Lessons Learned: Leadership
Then the Lord raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. Judges 2:16 (NLT) OUR HUMAN CONDITION We cannot tolerate political disorder and confusion. We swing between desiring unity born of faithfulness and wanting to “do our own thing.” We need leadership. Please, somebody give us a sense of direction. Disciple Now when Joshua was…
Psalm 119 (part 13)
97 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.98 Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.100 I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.101 I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your…
When Fear Greets You
Humans have dealt with fear for as long as there have been fearful ideas. People have developed all sorts of techniques and strategies for responding to fear. Through it all, fear somehow persists from one generation to the next. We have heard famous quotes about fear and have at one time or another probably told…
Does Heaven Drop Calls?
Are there times when it seems like you cannot hear from God? Are there other moments where it feels like God is not listening to you? What does Scripture say about such moments? How can we establish a stronger connection on both the giving and receiving end of communication? “Shout it aloud, do not hold back….
“Funny”
Funny – causing laughter or amusement; humorous. Funny – difficult to explain or understand; odd; unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion; slightly but undefinably unwell. Such is the way we define the word “funny“. In this life, we may find ourselves on the receiving end of some rather “funny” treatment from…
If You Are My Enemy
I wonder if anyone ever started out a letter with the greeting: “To my unimportant, despised foe.” As absurd as this sounds, how do we today “greet” an enemy? Do we smile and speak through gritted teeth? Do we blast music into the phone? How about the old pie to the face? Jesus expected a…
The Art of Faithfulness
This content derives from a small group study organized by Redemption Church on the Song of Songs. The Song of Songs is a celebration of the goodness of romantic love. It emphasizes the supremacy of love in the husband and wife relationship. This also points to the intimacy of the spiritual relationship between God and…
Lessons Learned: Atonement
The meaning of the word is simply at-one-ment, i.e., the state of being at one or being reconciled, so that atonement is reconciliation. Thus it is used to denote the effect which flows from the death of Christ. Easton’s Bible Dictionary “‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them…
Food for Thought 