National Day of Prayer Done Wrong

President Joe Biden has called, as is the U.S. custom on the first Thursday in May, for a national day of prayer. In the statement released by the White House, however, the president’s call to prayer is nothing of the sort. It isn’t, be sure, a prayer...

The Family

“A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.” Proverbs 19:13 “It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house with a quarrelsome wife.” Proverbs 21:9 “It is better to live in a desert land than with a...

False Government & Rulers

“Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.” Proverbs 29:26 God is the ultimate authority and there are no authorities or authority structures without Him (Romans 11:36; 13:1). The modern American, we should be clear, accepts as...

The Evil of Boasting

“Let another praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” Proverbs 27:2 Pride is the preeminent sin. Lack of humility marks the manner of life and general attitude of the sinner because he/she believes that they don’t need God. In a more...

The Source of All Arguments

“If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.” Proverbs 29:9 The key to understanding what the Bible means when it tells us that arguing with a fool is a futile task is to know who a fool is. Foolishness, you see,...