Proverbs Every Day

Tag: Charles Bridges

  • Bread of Deceit

    Bread of Deceit

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    Bread of Deceit Yesterday, I wrote about the struggle with sin and how it is like venom of poisonous serpents. (“Of Mercy, Truth, Departing from Evil, Walking in Integrity, and Redemption”) “Just as the Israelites in the desert turned their eyes upon the brass serpent and were healed from the deadly venom of serpents, so…

  • The Backstory on A Prayer of the Foolish

    The Backstory on A Prayer of the Foolish

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    Yesterday I published the short blog post, A Prayer of the Foolish. Today I will share a little about the thought that went into that post. These are some of the practices I follow when thinking over a portion of Scripture, especially if I have a thought of writing something related to Scripture. In real…

  • Far Better to Cross the Will, Than to Wound the Conscience

    Far Better to Cross the Will, Than to Wound the Conscience

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    There are many times when I read my daily Bible chapters and later find other authors referring to something I read the same day. It seems to happen so frequently that I started to keep track of the occurrences. Here is one example. Charles Bridges connected Proverbs 3:17 with Acts 5:41, 42. Daily Bible reading…