Today, I finished reading the book of Genesis, ending with the death of Joseph. Just before he dies, he makes his family promise to take his bones back to Canaan, trusting that God will fulfill the promise made to their ancestor Abraham and give them the promised land. Joseph is the central character in Genesis …
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Delighting And Meditating
Psalm 1 describes two opposing ways of life. God offers us a choice—we can “walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the path of sinners, and sit in the seat of scoffers” (verse 1). Or, in contrast, we can choose to find “delight in” and “meditate on” God’s law and be firmly planted, …
Advice For A Successful Life
Proverbs 22 is another list of advice and admonition from a father to his son. Solomon had experienced all that life had to offer – both the good and the bad (read Ecclesiastes). As all good parents do, he urges his son to learn from his experience, and avoid the heartache and pitfalls of poor …
The Key To Guaranteed Success
If you had to sum up the key to success in one character trait, what would it be? Diligence? Integrity? Work Ethic? Talent? Kindness? Gratitude? Humility? Confidence? Creativity? Dependability? All of these are important, but according to Joseph, they’re not the most important. These are all the outworking of something greater – a biblical understanding …
The Secret of Success…Guaranteed!
What would you do if you had the secret to guaranteed success? I run across websites all the time that promise it. They pop up on my Facebook feed through sponsored ads, as well as posts by friends who sell one product or another, promising me that if I listen to their advice, or buy …
The Way Of The Word 