The Wise Governs Himself

Proverbs 28:2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged Last night several of us were talking about the upcoming presidential elections, and I’m sure we will all be...

Insight without Action Is Empty

Proverbs 26:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. In the winter when I was twenty-one years old, we had a severe ice storm in middle Tennessee. It was catastrophic. Ice covered every branch of every tree. I remember one night...

The Qualities of a Good Leader

I Chronicles 22:6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel I’ve been thinking recently about the difficulties of being a good leader. When I say, “Being a good leader,” I am not talking about someone that...

True Friendship Requires True People

I Chronicles 19:2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to...

Be What God Made You

I Chronicles 18:8 …brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass I admire people who do not quit. Don’t you? I admire people who have a goal or plan and stick with it until they see it through. As we...