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In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 24 looking at the balance of telling the truth and being sensitive to the person's feelings. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 24:24-26 (ESV) - Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them. Whoeve...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 24 looking at how demeaning and envying others is a way to make ourselves feel superior. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 24:17-18 (ESV) - Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 24 looking at our character and how it is defined by our reaction to adversity and handling of responsibility. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 24:10-12 (ESV) - If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, “Behold, we...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund begins Proverbs 24 looking at what impacts our future. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 24:1-2 (ESV) - Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a part of Orc...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 23 looking at three things to avoid: thinking you are above the law, over indulgence in drink and food, and being enticed by the adulterous woman. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 23:20-21 (ESV) - Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with r...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 23 looking at a warning to not envy sinners. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 23:17-18 (ESV) - Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and w...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 23 looking at disciplining children with instructions to both children the parents. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 23:13-14 (ESV) - Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 23 looking at the motivation to gather wealth. Is success and wealth a worthy goal? Today's Key Verse Proverbs 23:4-5 (ESV) - Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional whic...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund begins Proverbs 23 looking at the warning to not be fooled by the generosity of others when strings may be attached. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 23:1-3 (ESV) - When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Fiv...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund and Brady Randall sit down to discuss boycotting companies. Should Christians be involved in these boycotts? How are Christians to think about spending their money? What message are we sending if we publicly announce a motivation to boycott. Perspectives addresses culturally relevant topics in our world and brings a Biblical perspective to them. We will focus on...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at a reminder for us to not resent obscurity, whether it is us or others who are in the midst of it. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:29 (ESV) - Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Bib...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at the danger of uncontrolled anger. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:24-25 (ESV) - Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. Th...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at a sense of warning about people who can have a negative influence on us. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:10 (ESV) - Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a p...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at some comments on managing our money and pursing justice with the resources we have been given by God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:22-23 (ESV) - Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. Five Good Minutes is a short de...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund begins Proverbs 22 and looks at one of the most famous proverbs on parenting. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) - Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a part of Orchard Hill P...

Jonathan Thiede sits down with Katie Thomas to discuss the book Show Them Jesus by Jack Klumpenhower. Buy the Book - https://www.amazon.com/Show-them-Jesus-Teaching-Gospel/dp/1939946395 The goal of Best Books is to be a resource for you to know what books are worth your time through discussions with Orchard Hill staff. New episodes every month! Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Get to Know Katie 9:05...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the attitude of self indulgence. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:17 (ESV) - Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Bibl...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the attitude of quarrelsomeness. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:9 (ESV) - It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the attitude of apathy in life and toward the things of God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:5-7 (ESV) - The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. The getting of treasures by a lying tong...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the difference between diligence and and being a sluggard. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:25-26 (ESV) - The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund beings Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the idea of self-righteousness and autonomy separate from God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:2 (ESV) - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in yo...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about how we aren't as clean as we often think we are and not resent the process of aging. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:29-30 (ESV) - The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts. Five Good Minutes is a...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about how we respond to mistreatment says a lot about our faith in God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:22-23 (ESV) - Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about the wisdom of giving people the benefit of the doubt. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:14 (ESV) - “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a part of Orchard Hill Plus where...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about looking past what people say, assuming the heart's motivation, and the value of faithful friends. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:5-6 (ESV) - The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? F...