The High Cost of Low Living
Sin is a waste. It destroys your potential. It cripples your opportunities. It devastates your soul. There is a very high price paid by those who choose the low life. Send article as PDF
Tag: Proverbs
A Wise and Winning Strategy for Sexual Purity
After stating three somber truths about a virtue-less woman—she has lying lips; she introduces devastating consequences to your lives; she is unpredictable and manipulative (Proverbs 5:3-6), Solomon addresses all of his offspring with these words, “Therefore hear me now, my children, and do not…
Three Somber Truths about a Virtue-less Woman
Virtue is moral courage. Send article as PDF
The Darkness of Humanism
New Harmony, Indiana is a quaint little town with about a thousand current residents. Located on the Wabash River in Indiana’s most southwestern county, its history is an enduring monument to the truth of Proverbs 4:19: “The way of the wicked is like darkness; they…
Wisdom is Not a Fluke
Serendipity is a fancy word for a fluke. There are times in God’s providence when good things happen at the most unexpected times and in the most unlikely circumstances. People who are pagan in their thinking talk using terms such as a…
The Wise Decision About the Path of Wickedness
There are some things in life that are so blatantly plain and obvious that the only way misunderstanding can occur is with lots of help! Solomon’s counsel to his beloved son concerning the path of wickedness is a great example: “Do not…
What Proper Motivation for Wisdom Looks Like
Motivation matters. Righteousness, for example, is not to be a casual interest; it is to be hungered and thirsted for (Matthew 5:6). A laser-like focus, a razor-sharp interest, and an insatiable appetite for wisdom are not nice sounding platitudes or over-the-top hyperbole;…
Wise Parenting
Because “a foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him” (Proverbs 17:25), parents who desire to have a joyous future with their children ought to be keenly concerned about imparting the commandments and principles of wisdom to them. In…
Beware of Tomorrow
It has been wryly noted that one of the world’s most monumental inventions of labor saving devices was discovered in the word “tomorrow”. One can only wonder how many diets, acts of kindness and love, apologies, and good deeds have been postponed today and…
Four Commandments of Wisdom
Jehovah is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. “The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the just. Surely, He scorns the scornful but gives grace to the humble. The wise shall inherit glory…