Hello! I hope you’ve had opportunity to read my two posts in September based around Proverbs 6:16-19, “Staying Off God’s Naughty List.” As promised, I am releasing a new devotional based on that same passage. The full devotional will be…

Wisdom Challenge #23 I love a good top ten list like, “Craziest Family Christmas Photos,” or “Worst Hairdo’s from the Eighties,” or “Top Ten Worst Excuses for Speeding.” Other lists are affirming like graduating in the top ten of your…

Wisdom Challenge #24 What if we measured our depth of adoration for God by the rate of speed we turn away from things he hates? When we are crazy about someone, we want to know what the love and hate.…

Wisdom Challenge #22 Are you struggling with fear and anxiety? The last time I remember this pair having a grip on our nation was during the Viet Nam era when the draft lottery was in effect. For the first time,…

Wisdom Challenge #21 Do you ever wish life offered re-dos? I wish I could go back and take another stab at those times when my choices were selfish or stupid. This is why I love time travel movies where people…

Wisdom Challenge #20 “It takes courage to grow up and become who you truly are,” E.E. Cummings noted. How true that is. I believe our culture will someday soon be led by grown-ups. Not just people old in years but…

Wisdom Challenge #19 Is it just me or is the dumb factor getting worse in our culture? Reality shows especially, have shifted from primarily interesting to voyeuristic, cruel, and just dumb. Plastic surgery gone bad. Dysfunctional families. 25 women competing…

Wisdom Challenge #18 We are being watched. The world knows that God-followers claim to have the goods on what real love is. Our lives are viewed through the eyes of those who have not yet met Love himself, personally. The…

Humans are attracted to love.  We are hardwired for it because it is the nature of our Creator who designed us after himself. God’s plan for his children is to enjoy relationship with him and the rest of our kingdom…