Many of us have suffered the accumulated stress from this prolonged lockdown. Various studies have called this the "pandemic burnout." As work-life balance is even more difficult to achieve when working from home, especially as children are also at home for school, the majority of our society feels utterly worn out…

Many Christians are often confused about what our lives should be like. Because of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we have been made co-heirs with Christ so that all of God's riches now belong to us! On the other hand, because we are in Christ, we have been crucified to this world and our life is one of suffering…

One of the recurring themes in the Proverbs is to keep God's Word. In many ways, keeping God's Word is counterintuitive and it is much easier to fall outside of his Word. Therefore, we should not be discouraged when we find keeping God's Word to be difficult in our own lives. One of the practical ways of doing this is to journal as we read through Scripture. There will be certain days where we might not feel motivated or we might not get much out of our Scripture reading. But it's important for us to stay dedicated…

This week's sermon will focus on friendship. Similar to societal values, Scripture emphasizes the importance of who your friends are. If your friends are wise, then you will likely become wise; if your friends are foolish, then you will likely become foolish…

One of the most stressful things in life is when you are in a bitter conflict with your spouse. Thus, there are multiple Proverbs that say that "It is better to live in a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman" (Proverbs 21.9, 19; see also Proverbs 19.13 and 25.24)…

Historically, there have been many exaggerated shifts in what the parent-child relationship should look like. At one point, parents were regarded as authoritative figures; in turn, children were to be obedient. Then, at another point, parents were regarded as friends; in turn, children were to be treated as if they were already adults. Of course, both extremes are unhealthy and can cause many problems that eventually spill into society…

Contrary to a strong misunderstanding in current Christianity, especially among Protestants and particularly in Reformed traditions, discipline should be one of the hallmarks of a life of a Christian. It is true. Salvation is freely given by the Father, everything has been earned and secured by Christ, and all of our Christian life is empowered by the Spirit. For various reasons, Christians distort these blessings to rationalize a life that lacks discipline…

Last week, we were reminded that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. In order to live a life of wisdom, one must be dependent on God. But what does it mean to live a life that is fearing the Lord? This week, we gain more details on what this involves: we must seek the words of the Lord (Proverbs 2.1-5), remember and not forget God's teaching (3.1-4), depend on God instead of ourselves (3.5-7), and be attentive to the God's wisdom (4.1-4). The picture is an obedient child to his/her wise and loving father…

As we begin a new sermon series on wisdom, there are two fundamental truths about wisdom that need to be stressed…