King Solomon observed that a big mess is the result of a little laziness. I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man  lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stonewall was broken down. Then I saw and  considered

“Like an archer who wounds everyone, is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.” (Proverbs 26:10) This verse struck me as unusually humorous as I had my morning devotional time at a local coffee shop. I immediately had the mental image of a person with bow in hand surrounded by a confused and bloody

Fine Wine and Sweet Water I’m learning to love fine wine and hate sweet water. I know it might sound like I need to join a twelve-step program, but please understand that this is truly an attempt to  apply biblical wisdom to my life

Only the proud are blinded by their pride. That’s an interesting thought.  Pride blinds us to our own faults, yet magnifies the faults of others.  Pride makes me look and feel better about myself, yet to others the very thing that I find affirming is repulsive.  Pride makes me love myself more, yet pushes those

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. (Proverbs 26:12) A child sitting on a stool in the corner of a one room school house with a dunce cap on his head: this is the image that will forever come to mind when