A good name is better than fine perfume. ECCLESIASTES 7:1 After warning against all sorts of things, Solomon then asks the question, ” [W]hat is good for a man?” (Ecclesiastes 6:12). A good name tops the list. It is, he says, “better than fine perfume.” Why is a good name […]
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Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. PROVERBS 9:8 The workplace is made up of a variety of personality types—bold and shy, steady and impulsive, Type A and Type B, INTJ and ESFP. But the mocker, one of […]
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What does it mean to live in complete dependence upon God? It often seems that such dependence only follows brokenness. Most followers of Jesus will tell you that…
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David was in trouble. We don't exactly know what his problem was—maybe it was personal, maybe it was work-related, or maybe it was relational. We…
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What is it that really ticks you off? Maybe a coworker speaks with a condescending and arrogant tone of voice. Maybe a team member always arrives five minutes…
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There are several reasons that a person might not be able to sleep. Some people have trouble breathing, so their bodies instinctively wake up throughout the night. Or…
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A friend met regularly for a Bible study with a small group of high-school boys, some of whom were more committed than others to their walks with Christ….
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God intends for us to enjoy more blessings from Him at the end of our lives than at the beginning.
That might sound like a rather brash statement,…
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Job may have considered himself to be a righteous man, especially when he measured himself against the other people in his world. But that approach is fundamentally flawed…
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God was the silent, unseen witness at the lengthy consulting session between Job and his friends. He heard Eliphaz proclaim, “Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty” …
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