Perhaps someone develops feelings of jealousy toward you and determines to bring you down and make you fail. How would they do it? For the vast majority of the world, a proven plan would be to tempt with evil. I think of the example of Judah and Tamar (Gen 38). Tamar knew she could overcome her former father-in-law, Judah, by dressing as a prostitute and soliciting her services. Balaam knew that Israel would cave in at the opportunity to fornicate with foreign women. The chie

Every life, except for one, has been guilty of sin. We know sin to be the universal problem of man (Rom 3:23). Yet, every life has the opportunity of being weighed as godly. Righteousness, godliness, is a characteristic that can be true of every life lived, but it requires decisiveness. Daniel, throughout all his years, endeavored to live a life of godliness. Daniel’s pursuit of a life pleasing to God is apparent from start to finish. As a young man, he maintained his integri

I recall several instances where I had a disappointing message to share with someone, and I thought carefully about how to convey that information to them. Sometimes, it was a much easier task, given the nature of the person. At other times, it was a much more daunting task because that person might have been somewhat temperamental. Luckily, I have not had to share a disappointing message with anyone who held the power of life or death over me, although, like you, I remember