NOW FOR THE ORIGINAL POST:  A few years ago, I met with a few guys to discuss how what we have been studying on Sunday mornings practically applies to our lives. One of the big things we discovered was the need for open communication and date

Proverbs 12:1 (ESV) 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.   This Proverb assumes a social evolution. Those who are in authority and able to render discipline have ascended up the social hierarchy.  They, in turn, wish for an

Proverbs 12:2 (ESV) 2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns. This is a general Proverbial truth. It is not a social contract that ensures that goodness will always produce favor, at least in the short

Frankie Valli sang, “Walk like Man” on the oldies station my parents listened to as we drove home late in the evening sometime in the mid 80’s. How a person would know when he is no longer a kid and had become a man? I