A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered (Proverbs 17:27). One of the most important lessons that I’ve learned about leadership (though it also applies to evangelism, apologetics, and relationships in… more »

Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor (Proverbs 12:24). I'm close to the end of my Proverbs 365 project, and as I come down the home-stretch I'm trying to give it everything I've got.  Even so, I sometimes worry that I'm not going… more »

  He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty (Proverbs 28:19). Some Proverbs are rare and unusual; reading them is like experiencing an epiphany or discovering a hidden treasure.  Some… more »

Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge (Proverbs 19:27). We're hunched over steaming cups of coffee.  Our brows our furrowed.  We're talking in hushed tones, careful with our words almost as if they're tin… more »

A scoundrel and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart -- he always stirs up dissension.  Therefore disaster will overtake him in… more »