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”
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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”
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”
Intro To Proverbs
The Backdrop I’ve been marinating on Proverbs for awhile. Twenty years, at least. The first time I read the book of Proverbs, I was in high school. It rocked me, because it seemed to speak to a hundred different situations I was facing. I’d read something that stuck, try to apply it that day, comeContinue reading “Intro To Proverbs”
What is the Main Problem in Christianity? These 5 Answers May Surprise You
Why would a guy like you, who takes your faith so seriously, quit going to church? And not just for a couple weeks, or even a couple months, but a couple years? Four or five years out of church? Why?
What are the Imprecatory Psalms?
Have you ever wanted to call down a curse on someone? Have you ever been so mad at someone that you wished bad things upon them? Yeah, it’s a natural thing. It’s part of our human condition. People offend us, annoy us, or harm us, and we get upset. Rightfully so. In this article, IContinue reading “What are the Imprecatory Psalms?”
Omer Redden 