As we near the end of our studies in Proverbs, it seems timely to look at these three sagely statements. While they don't necessarily fit nicely into one united theme, they are intriguing snapshots of wisdom that are well worth our exploring. |...

Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived but was also a complicated figure. He started off living wisely but died in utter misery. Many centuries after his death, Jesus declared himself to be greater than Solomon, for he embodies and completes every...

Having wealth is not sinful in itself but trusting in your wealth as your source of security is. Accumulating wealth is a wise endeavor but there's another pursuit that's even more worthy, which is getting the wisdom of Proverbs in you...

The key to heeding and receiving the wisdom of Proverbs is to stop looking within and to look out, look up and receive from outside of ourselves the wisdom and power of God. In one sense, the wisest thing you can do in life is to trust what God says...

Friendship, we desire it and feel displaced without it. Gregory of Nazianzus once said that, "If anyone were to ask me, 'What is the best thing in life?' I would answer, 'Friends.'" Friendships began within God and comes...

Everyone knows the jingle from our childhood days, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me." We know it, and by now we all know that it isn't true. Words do hurt. They hurt our hearts, they make us sad, they...

Jonah's story comes to a climax in chapter 4 and we discover the real reason he's been running all along. Jonah is fine when God is merciful to him, but he would rather be dead than share God's mercy with his enemies. God teaches an...

Sometimes, we may find ourselves in situations where the circumstances we perceive around us don't seem to match up with our beliefs about God's character. In Psalm 73, the psalm writer is confronted with just such a dilemma, and he finds...

Zechariah’s word of praise point us to the saving work of Jesus. However, his words of hope won’t move your heart, unless you see and believe that your heart, the inner person, that is the true and lasting you is broken by sin. Owning up to the...