New Life in Christ After completing The Adventure of Living with Jesus, the New Life in Christ Bible study will be a great next step for your journey with God. You will learn more about the Holy Spirit who is the most important Person in your new life in Christ and discover how faith, prayer, …
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Working inside the underbelly of global media, as I did for nearly forty years in places like Hollywood and New York, I have a new appreciation for wisdom. I know this may sound harsh, but I view Hollywood as the epicenter of cultural and moral stupidity! Even self-descriptive phrases from the lips of those who …
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile. (Psalm 53:1) Upon hearing circus magnate P. T. Barnum’s famous quote, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” someone asked, “If so, where did all the rest of them come from?” As societies stray from honoring God and …
For the lips of an adulteress [adulterer] drip honey, and her [his] speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she [he] is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword…For the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread and the adulteress preys on your very life. (Proverbs 5:3–4, 6:26) A story going …
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Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. (Proverbs 16:32) For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife. (Proverbs 30:33) Fred (not his real name) was a professional associate in Christian service …
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Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. (Proverbs 12:19) A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. (Proverbs 21:6) “Inhale. Lie. Exhale. Lie.” This was the title of a front-page article by David Shaw in the Los Angeles Times about the chronic lying …
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts. (Proverbs 18:8) A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends. (Proverbs 16:28) It was the perfect setup—described in Judges 3. Ehud gets permission to have an audience with Eglon, King of Moab, on a …
The corrections of discipline are the way of life. (Proverbs 6:23) A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool. (Proverbs 17:10) My godly father had a slogan on the wall of his den that said, “It’s better to give someone a piece of your heart than a piece of …
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Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult. (Proverbs 9:7) A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16) As a 27-year-old college president with no little arrogance and a lot to learn, I got a lot of insulting—and often anonymous—letters. Since my godly father always taught me, “Don’t ever …
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My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. (Proverbs 5:1-2) He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise. (Proverbs 15:31) People from other cultures have one devastating observation about Americans—we are lousy …
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