Tag: diligence
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Don’t Let Your Life Sag
18Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.–Ecclesiastes 10 I am not a carpenter. I am not claiming any contractor, handyman, or professional woodworking status. So my opinion on these verses isn’t informed by any expertise in home repair. But please allow me to take one step back and say what…
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Are you diligent about your words?
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.–Proverbs 10 I had many international friends in college. I marveled at their cultures and languages. Being immature, I learned from some of my guy friends how to say some bad words in a couple of those languages.…
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Consider Your Words
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.–Proverbs 10 I had many international friends in college. I marveled at their cultures and languages. Being immature, I learned from some of my guy friends how to say some bad words in a couple of those languages.…
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A Reminder
21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.–Proverbs 5 What this simple proverb tell us is that everything we do in life is known to God. The paths we take are pondered by God. If you were to take a step back and consider the great narrative of…
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Thoughts from a Lost Dog
[UPDATE: The dog has been found. God answered my children’s prayers! I like this blog post better now!–JMB] 9“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently… 15“Therefore watch yourselves very carefully… 23Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything…
Joel M Bradshaw 