The first two chapters of Colossians are written so that we might see Jesus more clearly. The last two chapters of Colossians are written so that we might be able to examine ourselves to see if we have indeed seen the Savior as He is. Chapters three and four test us to see if our character …
Searching the Scriptures is a commendable work. Acts 17:11 praises the Bereans, “Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.” (NASU) We need to remember tha…
Oh, the questions God asks! He really is the Master Teacher. Nowhere else can one find such amazing insights into human behavior. Proverbs 29:20 says, “Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.” (NASU) It is easy to see the obvious truth in…
When I was growing up my grandmother had an “old maid” cousin. Now wait a minute. I know that’s not politically correct but my grandmother said she was an old maid and this was in an altogether different society than what we occupy now. Besides, Miss Bessie would tell anyone who listened tha…
Oh, the questions God asks. Proverbs 27:4 says, “Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?” (NKJV) The verse describes two different individuals. Neither is right. Each is guilty of wrong attitudes and almost certainly guilty of wrong actions. By the wa…
There is an old Jewish saying, “Two men argued over a cow. One pulled on its head and one pulled on its tale, while it was being milked by a lawyer.” We have an epidemic in the United States. Unnecessary lawsuits are paralyzing this country. Not only are court dockets tied up at every l…
Just when you thought the country was going to hades in a handbasket because of drug and alcohol addiction, up crops another malady — Facebook Addiction Disorder.
To live 90 minutes away from one of the top restaurant cities in the world is an embarrassment of riches for a restaurateur/food writer/food lover. It would be as if Bruce Springsteen lived next door to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, or if Joe Montana lived a hop, skip, and a l…
July 4th is a lot of fun and a timely reminder about the freedoms we enjoy in the United States. It also provides an opportunity to remind ourselves of a much more important freedom. Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would come “To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind …
In Proverbs 24:21-22, God presents a question that is hard on most of us and particularly hard on me. “Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious, for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?” (NIV)
In Proverbs 24, God asks you and me a very significant difficult to answer question with eternal consequences. We should consider our answer very carefully. We also ought to understand that our answers are not given so much by our words but with our future actions. Proverbs 24:11-12, “Resc…
In Proverbs 22:20-21, God makes a significant statement while asking an equally significant question. God asks, “Have I not written to you excellent things of counsels and knowledge, To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may correctly answer him who sent you?” (NASU)
God asked a very good question in Proverbs 20:9, “Who can say, ‘I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin’?” (NIV) The rest of the Bible makes it clear that all have sinned, everyone has missed the mark, no human is good; our righteousness is as filthy rags. So, clearly, the exp…
‘If you don’t do a lot of stupid things while you’re young, you won’t have funny things to talk about when you’re old. ’
I dreamed of travelling as a kid. My parents purchased a set of World Book encyclopedias when I was about four-years old, and — for more than a decade — that was my conduit to other parts of the globe. I dreamed of far-off exotic lands and what they must be like, the people, the animals, the food.
Editor’s Note: I have once again had a request to tell the story about crime and punishment and two young whipper-snapper tomboy girls who lived to regret the sin that only two little twits can conjure up. It happened to me and my BFF. The trick is — if you’re gonna do it — don’t get caught.…
‘Women have the advantage over men in that when things go wrong we can throw a hissy fit and bawl for a while. It makes everything a little better. ’
When my wife meets people at one of my book signings or speeches, they say things such as, “Your husband is so funny, I’ll bet he keeps the whole family in stitches.”
The restaurant business is a cruel mistress. She has swallowed and spit out more entrepreneurial dreamers than anyone cares to count. Professional foodservice can be a merciless line of work. I have survived over 38 years — 30 as an owner — due to a large amount of luck, good timing, willing…
Throughout the Bible, God asks many questions of individuals and of whole groups of people. We can learn a great deal by examining those questions and formulating our own answers. It would be wise to remember just exactly who it is that we are answering. The Bible is very clear that God sees…
As we age our vocabulary grows deeper and more advanced. There are words I use today that were never in my lexicon in my youth. “Lexicon” would be a prime example.
Verses 15-23 of Proverbs chapter 5 contain a series of related questions dealing with the issue of marital faithfulness. Really they are all part of the same question. The question is asked in three different ways in verses 16 and 20. In 17-19, God answers the question for us and gives us …
Proverbs 8 is a familiar passage to most people who take their Bible study seriously. It provides some wonderful insight into wisdom: what it is, its call, its virtues, its worth, its availability, and its rewards. Many have argued with good reason that Proverbs 8 also uses a personificatio…
As Solomon was assuming the throne after David’s death, the Lord directed Solomon to make a request of Him. Solomon asked for wisdom. God was happy to grant this request. Late in his reign, Solomon wrote many wise sayings which are published in the book of Proverbs. Not all of Proverbs …
As Solomon was assuming the throne after David’s death, the Lord directed Solomon to make a request of Him. Solomon asked for wisdom. God was happy to grant this request. Late in his reign, Solomon wrote many wise sayings which are published in the book of Proverbs. Not all of Proverbs …
‘Plastic surgery can’t make you younger or more beautiful, because beauty is in your eyes, isn’t it? It’s in your soul; you can’t strap it on.’
Not only is king cake good, king cake is wildly popular in this part of the world. It’s true there are king-cake haters out there. I know a few. But my theory when it comes to king-cake haters is that they have never eaten a really good king cake.
‘I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days’
The history of God’s people was a sad tale. Their behavior continually cycled. But it seemed to always wind up worse than the previous cycle. Soon after Solomon’s death, the nation split into two kingdoms. Not long after the split, the idolatry of the northern kingdom (Israel) became so ba…
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