Old Testament – Page 40 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Inheritance – Proverbs 13:22

Quoting the proverb below, ThisDayLive.com says, “It is every parent’s duty to leave an inheritance for their children and even their grandchildren. It does not matter if you are in a good

Wise Company – Proverbs 13:20

HuffPost.com has found that “Companies Led By Moral Bosses Are Actually More Profitable.” “‘I was unprepared to discover how robust the connection really is,” KRW founder Fred

Hopelessness – Proverbs 13:12

“The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) is a 20-item self-report inventory developed by Dr. Aaron T. Beck that was designed to measure three major aspects of hopelessness: feelings about the future, loss

Pretend to Be Poor – Proverbs 13:7,8

TheBalance.com has a ‘revealing’ article on the invisible rich. “If you ever wondered whether you could spot the invisible rich, the answer is that it would be very challenging. That’s

Cull Your Words – Proverbs 13:3

“Take Care Of Your Tongue Like The Way You Take Care Of Gold & Silver.”-(Ali Ibn Abi Talib) “You are master of what you say until you utter it, once you deliver it, you are its captive.”-(Talib)

Anxiety – Proverbs 12:25

Is it possible you could have an anxiety disorder and not know it? Take a self-test. Don’t know how to recognize anxiety in others? Watch this video on recognizing anxiety in someone’s

Ills Befall the Righteous – Proverbs 12:21

On September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked, two of which were flown into the twin towers in New York, one of which was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, and one of which was presumed

Insults – Proverbs 12:16

Neel Burton does a very creditable job of dealing with how to respond to insults. His examples of responding with humor are quite humorous. He tries to cover the bases by dealing with the consequences

Better – Proverbs 12:9

There are several proverbs in Proverbs that are similar to the one we’re looking at today, the “better to” proverbs (Proverbs 16:16,19; 21:9,19). Part of wisdom is discerning what is

Cruelty to Animals – Proverbs 12:10

Henry Bergh, Lincoln’s diplomat to Russia, could not stand the cruel lashes and beatings he saw imposed on the horses that drew work wagons. He saw it in Russia and America. So he worked to pass

Rebuke – Proverbs 12:1

There is a really nice article on receiving rebuke by ChoiceDrivenLife. She gives three really helpful ideas about productive reception of correction, the first being to make your spirit aware of the

Tree of Life – Proverbs 11:30

There is a very helpful article on VeryWellHealth.com about the theories of aging. It puts them into two categories, programmed and error theories. Programmed theories believe aging is planned and

Blessing of the Upright – Proverbs 11:10-11

Have you ever done a prayer walk? There is a site called PrayerIdeas.org that helps us with some why’s and how-to’s: (1) You pray while walking through your chosen area. This can be done either

Fair Trade – Proverbs 11:1

Did you know there is a National Conference of Weights and Measures, made up of state and local officials, federal agencies, manufacturers, retailers and consumers? They’ve been conferencing annually

No Joke – Proverbs 10:23-25

I was in an airport (forget which one) coming back from a mission trip to India with my friend John. As we waited to board our next flight for home I struck up a conversation with another guy on our

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