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…
Essential Worship – Words of Worship Part 2
In our last article, we began talking about the seven Hebrew words for praise and worship in the Old Testament. We covered Halal – praise. Shabach – shout. And Yadah…
Proverbs – Secrets
We all have secrets. Some are regrets from our past that we’d rather not reveal. Other secrets are about someone else. And, perhaps, we know something about someone that they…
Esssential Worship – Words of Worship
In Old Testament Hebrew, there are seven words used to describe worship. These words are, in essence, modes of worship. They define certain aspects of worship and remind us that…
Proverbs – Worthless Wealth
It has recently been reported that Elon Musk could pass the trillion-dollar mark in personal wealth. In part due to an incentivized pay package from Tesla should the company meet…
Essential Worship – What is Worship?
To define something is to understand it. Many things called worship aren’t, and many things that don’t seem worshipful are. So, what is worship? What is this activity we are…
Proverbs – Integrity
“Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.” (Proverbs 11:1, CSB) At first, our proverb for today would seem to apply only to marketplace…
Essential Worship – Call to Worship
Worship begins with an invitation. “Come, let’s worship and bow down; let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his…
Proverbs – Seize the Day
Carpe diem is a Latin phrase that’s often used as a philosophy of life. It basically means to live for today, seize the day, and take little thought for tomorrow.…
Essential Worship – Introduction
In our regular everyday life, there are essentials, things we must have to continue. Things like breath, food, water, and shelter are obvious essentials. But things like purpose, relationships, and…
Fountain of Life
Welcome to a new year! This year, we begin with two themes. Monday’s will explore some of the wisdom sayings in Proverbs. Wednesdays begin with a look at worship. Fridays…