You ever put your foot in your mouth? I’ve put my foot in my mouth more times than I can count, usually in conversations with my wife. Anyone who knows me, knows I try to stay quiet most of the time. In fact, I’ve had many people tell me they wish I’d talk more. ButContinue reading “More Talk = Less Truth”
Category Archives: Bible Commentary
Proverbs 10:4-5
4: Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. 5: He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. When you live in an agrarian society, these Proverbs are literally true. You don’t work; you don’t eat. You don’t work; you have nothing.Continue reading “Proverbs 10:4-5”
7 Things God Hates
The first time I ran across this in the Bible, I was flabbergasted. Up to this point in my life, I had heard that God was love, God was forgiving, and God was full of mercy and grace. He wanted a relationship with me, and the only thing I knew in the negative column wasContinue reading “7 Things God Hates”
Advent 2025
Advent.
Proverbs 2
Proverbs 2 has to be one of my favorite chapters in the book. It starts out with some massive “if, then” statements. “If, then” statements make logical folks, like myself, happy. Because we can predict the output when we know the input. So, my logical friends, let’s see how this goes. My son, my daughter,Continue reading “Proverbs 2”
Learning the Impact of Music
What is the impact of music on our lives? This is a question I’ve been pondering lately. Here are a few thoughts, works in progress, if you will: Music with Restraint Had to talk with two of my kids about how we need to tone it down on the rap music. We can only listenContinue reading “Learning the Impact of Music”
Dumb Boy Stuff
Parents of teenage boys – what’s the biggest problem these days? The Dumb Boy Stuff List What’s the biggest challenge these days? I’m curious because one of my sons is entering this phase. I know what the challenges were when I was that age. Seems like from 5th grade to freshman year, boys just “do dumbContinue reading “Dumb Boy Stuff”
Omer Redden 