Proverbs – We Need Messes
Our next proverb may seem to apply only to farmers. “Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.” (Proverbs 14:4, NLT) Barns…
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Essential Worship – Eternal Worship
We’ve covered a lot of ground concerning worship. There is one final note, one last observation. Worship is eternal. Of all our earthly activities, the one that crosses into eternity…
Essential Worship – Lifestyle of Worship
Some things that look like worship are not worship, and some things that don’t seem to be worshipful truly are. Throughout Biblical history, people have found ways to miss the…
Proverbs – Fufilled Desires
Recall the joy of getting or achieving something you’ve long desired. That feeling of joy is the focus of a pair of Proverbs. “Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but…
Essential Worship – A Worship Map
Paper maps have become antiques in this GPS-driven age. I remember getting out the Road Atlas to plan the route of our next adventure. Now, I pull up some mapping…
Proverbs – Anxiety
Raise your hand if you’ve experienced this proverb. “Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.” (Proverbs 12:25, CSB) We all have our…
Essential Worship – Sprirt and Truth
Disagreements over worship are nothing new. Jesus encountered it several times. The fourth chapter of John is Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. Part of that conversation…
Proverbs – Gotta Love Correction
In the moment, no one loves discipline or being corrected. It stings. It is humiliating. It causes us to become defensive. As we grow up, we reach a point where…
Essential Worship – Fresh Wind
There is a natural tension in the type of songs we prefer to sing. Some prefer the classic hymns of past saints, while others prefer new songs with a modern…
Proverbs – The Wisdom of Kindness
We often weigh kindness in terms of its benefit to others. And it does. With every act of kindness we give up a little bit of ourselves. The few extra…
Essential Worship – Heart Posture
Often, without thinking, we absorb the body language, posture, and tone of someone speaking, along with their words. For instance, two people both say “I promise.” One is looking square…
Proverbs – The Gold Ring
Wisdom has a sense of humor. Many of the proverbs in the Old Testament have a humorous twist to point out something so ridiculous as to be laughable. Today’s proverb…