WISDOM! The tale of choosing only one of the three visitors: Wealth, Power, and Wisdom—is Solomon’s moment with God retold—Solomon asked not for riches or power but for DISCERNMENT. Pleasing God—He gave Solomon everything! When you pray today, ask for wisdom. — 1 Kings 3:4–13

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THE JOY OF BEING SALT Who values a river that drinks itself, a tree that eats its fruit, or a sun that shines only for itself? Life is good when you’re happy— But better if others are happy because of you. Salt matters for what it gives. When low, lift others! — Is. 58:7–10.

AN ERA OF SELFISHNESS!☹️ When people today find something good, they guard it, patent it, monetize it, and gatekeep it. Rarely do they bring others. Yet in Scripture, when people learned that Jesus’ cloak healed, they spread the word. When did we lose our way? — Mark 6:53–56

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Girls raised by present fathers grow up to respect men. When fathers are not present they grow up to become feminists who hate men. Feminism is a trauma response to absent fathers - because you cannot call men oppressors when you grew up with a loving father.

FALSE LOYALTIES: Jesus' era exposed empty religion— praise on lips, hearts far away. [Mark 7:1–13] Today’s are fake friends: Loyal in comfort, gone in trouble. With you in public, deny you in secret. Back you in wins, fade in turbulence. When last did you screen your friends?

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School gives us tools for understanding reality. They teach us laws and theories and formulae and codes and -isms, and we consider ourselves highly educated when we have acquired these tools. But while these tools may aid our understanding and communication, they also set

LEARNING FROM OTHERS: Wisdom knows no borders! Queen Sheba—a female leader in a patriarchal age—crossed lands to learn from Solomon, a king of a different culture. Be open to learning from those different from you—across nations, professions, or backgrounds. — 1 Kings 10:1–10

THE POWER OF SPOUSAL CHOICE Socrates once said, “[...] By all means, marry. A good wife brings joy; a bad one, philosophy.” Partnership matters. But choice matters more—your spouse can build you or break you! Who expected wise Solomon’s reign to end in ruin? — 1 Kings 11:4–13

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GREED SELF-DESTRUCTS Jeroboam feared losing power—so greed drove him to idols, sealing his fall. [1 Kgs 12:26–32; 13:33–34] Sometimes, we fear our “Jeroboams.” Yet unchecked ambition often consumes itself. Lost your ten tribes? Wait! TIME makes even a rat bite the cat's pelt.

Eddie Murphy married Nicole Mitchell in 1993 at the height of his fame. At the time, Eddie Murphy wasn’t just a successful actor, he was one of the most powerful & highest-paid men in Hollywood. The marriage produced 5 children, and for years, from the outside, everything looked

FOCUS: Our ancestors warned— He who hunts two catches none. Yet today glorifies multitasking—often just scattered energy posing as productivity. St James agrees: a divided mind is unstable in all its ways. [James 1:8] Which is better: one finished task or many abandoned ones?

STOP THINKING SILENCE MAKES YOU MATURE. If every problem ends with you going quiet instead of working through it, that’s not growth. That’s avoidance. Real maturity isn’t about staying calm while things fall apart. It’s about communicating, fixing, and taking responsibility

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This is a photo of Elon Musk's son at a meeting where his father met with the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Notice that this child of the richest man in the world carries no phone, no iPad, or any other electronic gadget that entertains, while stealing children's

SELF-MASTERY: All traditions share this one doctrine— Man’s fiercest enemy is within. “Each is tempted by his own desire.” — James 1:14 “The mind is restless… tamed by practice.” — Bhagavad Gita “He who conquers himself is mighty.” — Lao Tzu Know your quiet tyrant? Passions!

WE'RE ALL BUT DUST! If we're all dust and to dust, we'll return; why then, this restless ranks architecture: titles, wealth, power—ladders we build but never truly own? Does it finally matter who we are: wealthy, poor, kings or commoners, than being kindhearted? Happy Lent! 🙏