Basic Responsibility: Work Ethic

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame (Pro 10:4-5 ESV). One of the hard issues for me to deal with is that part of me that wants to be...

Consequence and Discipline

People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry, but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house. (Pro 6:30-31 ESV) Two key principles that have literally become extinct in our culture are...

How do we know what is right to do?

Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts. (Pro 21:2 NAS) So the question is how do I deal with a verse like this?  Well, let’s start with some observations: Just because I think something is right according to me does not mean it...