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Words of Hope Devotional Archives |
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Treasure and Trouble
By Chic Broersma
In a capitalist society, wealth can be the reward for hard work. It is also a danger. Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity, became a millionaire by age twenty-nine. He bought his wife everything her eyes desired. But one day he came home to an empty house and a farewell note. Fuller caught up with his wife in New York City. She |
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Out of the Mouths of Parents
By Chic Broersma
Lewis Smedes wrote, "Other kids sang: 'Jesus loves me, this I know; for the Bible tells me so.' I might have sung: 'Jesus loves me, this I know, for my mother told me so.'"
It was true of my mom also. But in addition, my mother also quoted time-honored cultural proverbs to me and my siblings. If I didn't want to run an errand in the rain, Mom |
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Where Infidelity Begins
By Chic Broersma
A woman in a Bible study I was teaching asked, "Why does Proverbs place all the blame at the feet of the ladies?" Good question. The frequent warning to young men to avoid sexual traps gives that impression, but if memory serves, I recall my high school buddies pretty actively looking for trouble.
If Proverbs seems lopsided in favor of men, |
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A Good Marriage
By Chic Broersma
Concerning marriage Proverbs presents the good: "An excellent wife . . . is far more precious than jewels" (31:10). It presents the bad: a husband whose "slack hand causes poverty" (10:4) and who thinks "Doing wrong is like a joke" (v. 23), as well as the ugly: "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman |
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Healing Word
By Chic Broersma
Words can either bloody a person or apply a healing balm. Because the tongue either hurts or blesses all relationships, Solomon saw fit to include in every chapter of Proverbs one or more sayings about this tiny, yet powerful, member of our bodies.
It was early in Holy Week. As a campus pastor, I was looking forward to celebrating Easter with |
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