Keep the Heart

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 13 on the 13th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 13, teaching us that failure to choose our words carefully could be destructive (yes, we need filters): "He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction." (Prove...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 11 on the 11th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 11, reminding us that humility is a mark of wisdom: "When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom." (Proverbs 11:2) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sidebar on Podbean: K...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 9 on the 9th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 9, urging us not to correct those who are mockers (scorners): "Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee." (Proverbs 9:8) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the lef...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 6 on the 6th etc.).  Here's a passage from chapter 6, teaching us that wasting time and talent is costly: "Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man."...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 4 on the 4th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 4, which is also the theme verse for the ministry of Keep the Heart: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Proverbs 4:23) Life surely does have issues. Thankfully, the Bible has...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 2 on the 2nd etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 2, reminding us that wisdom is a gift from God: "For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding." (Proverbs 2:6) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sidebar on Podb...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 31 on the 31st etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 31, teaching us that the virtuous woman chooses her words carefully: "She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness." (Proverbs 31:26) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 29 on the 29th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 29, warning us that flattery could be a trap: "A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet." (Proverbs 29:5) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sidebar on Podbean: Keep the...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 27 on the 27th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 27, reminding us that it is better to have an honest and godly friend speaking truth to us: "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." (Proverbs 27:6) A convenient list of the...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 24 on the 24th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 24, teaching us that hard times test our strength: "If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small." (Proverbs 24:10) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sidebar on Podbean: Keep th...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 22 on the 22nd etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 22, emphasizing the importance of a having and maintaining a "good name" (reputation): "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold." (Proverbs 22:1) A conven...

Is social media your Bible?” The topic for this episode was born out the realization that the dramatic increase of biblical illiteracy is directly related to the dramatically addictive popularity of social media. It’s such a rabbit hole, isn’t it? Now before you worry that I’m about to bash social media, relax. That would be insincere on my part, since Keep the Heart has a presence on Instagram, F...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 17 on the 17th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 17, reminding us that friendship is not an on-and-off relationship: "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." (Proverbs 17:17) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sideb...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 15 on the 15th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 15, reminding us that it is easier to receive a "soft answer" than a harsh one: "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." (Proverbs 15:1) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on th...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from the previous season. This week’s episode, “Minimizing Strife at Family Gatherings,” was a popular favorite in December 2021 when it first aired. The three suggestions in this episode are practical and based on the everyday things that tend to come up. Things like this: Someone wants to debate at the dinner table. Or maybe M...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 10 on the 10th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 10, teaching us that it's a good thing to put the tongue on a budget, using words wisely: "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise." (Proverbs 10:19) A convenient li...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 8 on the 8th etc.).  Here's a verse from chapter 8, proving that wisdom has matchless value: "For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it." (Proverbs 8:11) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the l...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from the previous season. This week’s episode, “What to Do About Self-Inflicted Trouble,” takes a compassionate look at what to do when we’ve blown it in life, either carelessly or accidentally. It's easy to create messes in life, but the cleanup can really cost us. We aren’t the first! The Bible is full of examples of people wh...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 3 on the 3rd, etc.).  Here's a verse for the day, reminding us that wisdom blesses our lives: "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." (Proverbs 3:13) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sidebar on Podbean:...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter one on the 1st, etc.).  Here's a passage to ponder for the day, showing us that the end result of listening to God is a quiet and peaceable life: "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkene...

I’ve been asked an unusual question more than once, and I know that it’s in part because I’m a widow. Here’s the question: Francie, aren’t you tired of being alone? My response is simple: First, God never leaves me alone, but my additional response is this: I don’t focus on what I don’t have. Gratitude is underrated, but it’s priceless. A person who has mastered the “gratitude attitude” has discov...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 26 on the 26th, etc.).  Here's the verse for the day, warning us that being contentious creates problems in our relationships: "As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife." (Proverbs 26:21) A convenient list of the Aud...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 24 on the 24th, etc.).  Here's a verse for the day, reminding us that wisdom from God's Word builds strength: "A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength." (Proverbs 24:5) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sidebar on Podb...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from the previous season. This week’s episode, “The Empty Chair and Other Firsts of Grief,” has been downloaded by people all over the world. We are far more familiar with loved ones passing than we were prior to 2020, and it has changed the structure of many people’s lives. As a person very familiar with the empty chair, it is...

Build Your Bible Habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 19 on the 19th, etc.).  Here's a verse for the day, encouraging us to take care of our souls: "He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good." (Proverbs 19:8) A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs is on the left sidebar...