According to Jesus and the apostles he trained to give us his word, humility is not an option. The Lord is not like other leaders standing over us with twisted faces and clinched fists shouting, “failure is not an option,” only substituting failure with humility. Rather, Jesus...
Last night I made the last of the visits this year to all the Community Groups at Grace Community Church. This morning I have great joy from my experience with my brothers and sisters in these groups. Community Groups and other small groups have been a...
We all want righteousness to reign and justice when it doesn’t. But what happens when we find ourselves on the wrong side of righteousness and judgment is upon us? Proverbs 6 is a passage in the Bible that when read too quickly and without much thought...
This Sunday at Grace Community Church we will consider the wisdom of Proverbs 5 concerning sexuality. The main message of Proverbs 5 is two-fold. Avoid the foolishness of sexual activity outside the covenant of marriage and celebrate married sexual expression as a gift from God. That...
The “whole-body” craze includes everything from workouts to skin care to wellness centers. This week as I read Proverbs 4, I heard the call to whole-body wisdom. To stay on the way of wisdom requires a commitment of the whole body. First, there is the mind....
To trust in the Lord with all your heart and in all your ways is the wisest way to live. But it’s possible that our conception of the wise person amounts to someone who doesn’t need to trust anyone or anything. Maybe if you have ever...
It’s spring break week in Middle Tennessee, and the weather cooperated. Two things happened this week, one without much thought and the other because some didn’t think. Both were related to the sun. Without even thinking about it, vitamin D synthesis occurred for more people because...
Wisdom comes from God to those who fear him. Proverbs, the book of wisdom in the Bible, says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7, 9:10). We might be tempted to think that the fear of the Lord is removed by his...
No one has ever asked me how to be a fool. Never has someone come to me seeking foolish counsel. Everyone I have ever spoken with about the issues of their lives wants to be wise and to act wisely. Yet, few people know how to...
As the staff of our church knows, I love the 1970 movie, The Cross and The Switchblade. I saw this movie so many times in my youth group that if the reel-to-reel projector ever broke down, I could have acted out the rest of it....
