How's this woman's ad on a popular dating site? "Not afraid of hard work. Owns successful business. Invests money for maximum profit. Believes wife should help, enhance, and honor husband. Does everything with grace and kindness." Listen to thi

28 - Answering the Fool [b]

Aug 18th, 2013 54m 6s

"My Foolish Heart" "Fools in Love" So many pop song lyrics through the ages have been about fools. Listen to this lesson to learn that the Bible has a lot to say about fools, too. Find out which questions fools ask that need to be answered and

27 - Watch Your Mouth! [b]

Aug 11th, 2013 43m 25s

Don't be a motor mouth! Our tongues are barometers of our thinking so don't say the first thing that pops into your mind. Listen to this lesson to learn how our words have a tremendous impact on others and on ourselves. See what it means to cri

26 - Wise Parenting: Correcting Foolish Children [b]

Aug 4th, 2013 51m 58s

To spank or not to spank? That is the question. Most child psychologists and social workers will tell you it is harmful and cruel. Listen to this lesson to discover that the Word of God insists that physical punishment done right and lovingly i

25 - Wisdom: Developing Good Character [b]

Jul 28th, 2013 51m 23s

"Me! Me! Me! It's all about me. You may think it's about you but it's really all about me!" None of us would say this out loud but it's what we think. Listen to this lesson to learn about the enemy of every believer called the sin nature. See h

24 - Righteous vs. Wicked: The Meaning of Righteousness [b]

Jul 21st, 2013 49m 30s

"He's a straight arrow." That's high praise but what does it mean? Is it possible for a believer to have personal righteousness in this day and age? Listen to this lesson to learn about God's perfect, unshakeable character. Find out about the l

23 - Wise Labor and its Results [c]

Jun 30th, 2013 51m 51s

"Wake up! Boss is coming! Better get busy!" Are these familiar sounds where you work? Listen to this lesson to see if you measure up as a wise worker. Learn how the Word of God is the path to lasting wealth and why it's not the size of your ban

22 - Working Wisely [c]

Jun 23rd, 2013 50m 31s

"Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It's off to work we go." This cheerful little ditty sung by the seven dwarfs in Snow White lays out a blueprint for how we should tackle our work. Listen to this lesson to learn why God designed work for us to do from the beginni

21 - Invitation to Life and Death [b]

Jun 16th, 2013 51m 21s

Party time! Every day you get two festive invitations. One is from Lady Wisdom and the other from the Foolish Woman. Let this lesson in Proverbs show you the rich rewards of choosing the right party to attend and the sad, self-destructive resul

20 - Wisdom Brings Life [b]

Jun 9th, 2013 45m 29s

Does God know more today than He did in the past? Is He learning from what is happening around Him? Listen to this lesson to find out how God's knowledge has no beginning and no end and that when He began His creation, He already knew all that

19 - Why We Should Believe in Wisdom's Claims [b]

Jun 2nd, 2013 57m 28s

What do you fear most? Tornadoes? Hurricanes? Losing your job? Cancer? The death of a loved one, or even your own death? Proverbs tells us one thing we should really be fearing. Listen to this lesson to understand the true meaning of the "fear

18 - Wisdom: Available for All [b]

May 26th, 2013 55m 15s

Want to save yourself a lot of trouble? Then listen to this lesson in Proverbs to learn how to wise up. You won't find the answer on TV or in college classrooms or from a mystical spiritual guru. Instead discover how studying God's written word

17 - Warnings Against Self-Destruction [b]

May 19th, 2013 59m 49s

Are you just snoozing your way through life? Not actually sleeping, but are you clueless about what really matters? Listen to this lesson to learn how to steer clear of three traps you set for yourself that lead to misery. See how watching ants

16 - Sexual Licentiousness: The Path to Destruction [b]

May 12th, 2013 48m 17s

Run! Get away and out of here as fast as you can! This is the advice Proverbs gives when we're tempted to have sex outside of marriage. Listen to this lesson to learn the difference between Joseph's notable showdown with adultery and David's fo

15 - Straight Talk About Talking Straight [b]

Apr 28th, 2013 52m 13s

Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! How many decisions do we make in just one day? Added all together these make up the texture of our lives. This lesson in Proverbs tells us that we need to have a focus of listening, studying, learning, and obeyi

14 - Choose: Life or Death? [b]

Apr 21st, 2013 56m 21s

Warning! Danger Ahead! Signs like this alert us to looming disasters. Fathers are told in Proverbs to teach children what will keep them out of blind alleys and detours. With the wrong mental attitudes they can be run over by the things that ha

13 - Who is Responsible for Teaching Wisdom? [b]

Apr 14th, 2013 44m 58s

Does it take a village to raise a child? This misguided notion insists that training children must be a joint effort of schools, families, and government organizations. Proverbs 4 places the teaching of good judgment and clear thinking solely o

12 - The Value and Benefits of Wisdom [b]

Apr 7th, 2013 49m 37s

Doomsday scenarios can strike terror in hearts in the middle of the night. Stock market crashes. Attacks on our country. Personal problems. Proverbs teaches us that when we focus on the Word of God we can sleep without fear. Just as God used Hi

11 - How to Live a Blessed Life [b]

Mar 24th, 2013 59m 41s

"Bless you." "Have a blessed day." Are these just airy greetings with little meaning? When we think of blessing and its synonym, happiness, we think of money in the bank, a big salary, vitality, and brilliant relationships. Proverbs tells us th

10 - Choices, Consequences, Commitment, and Correction [b]

Mar 17th, 2013 1h 12m

This passage is organized into a verse with a command followed by a verse with consequences, and ends in two verses regarding correction. There are a number of irresistible consequences for obedience to God’s commands. You would think no one co

9 - Life or Death: Your Choice [b]

Feb 24th, 2013 53m 17s

Proverbs chapter 2 focuses on God’s Word as our protection and shield. We see the importance of choosing the right path over the appeal of the world’s path in every decision we make. God’s wisdom here is protection against the promise of easy m

8 - The Shield of God [b]

Feb 17th, 2013 49m 28s

The prior four verses are the “if you will” verses which highlight volition and challenge commitment. Then what? Are the next verses a formula for predicting deliverance from adversity and ending in wisdom? Deliverance doesn’t precede wisdom. W

7 - Conditions for Knowing God [b]

Feb 10th, 2013 47m 51s

Choices may fall into the category of wise and not so wise. The only way to discern this fine line requires a great deal of preparation through immersing oneself in the Word of God over time, because human viewpoint has a way of seeping through

6 - The Key to Confident Living [b]

Feb 3rd, 2013 55m 20s

The only knowledge that translates into wisdom is knowledge of the Truth. Enmeshment with Truth is an inseparable relationship. Enmeshment in today’s language implies a dysfunctional relationship where one allows another to define him. In the s

5 - What Kind of Fool am I? [b]

Jan 27th, 2013 53m 14s

It’s never too late to understand the importance of getting God’s wisdom into our souls NOW, but NOW has a way of fading into yesterday which makes it too late to apply the wisdom we lost yesterday to the crisis we’re having today. God doesn’t