Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Proverbs 29:18 This is the theme scripture for BYU’s 2012 Education Week.  One of the purposes of Education Week is to help attendees keep “the law,” of God, expand their vision and grow in happiness. Education Week classes started Monday and end on [...]

“Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness.” Isaiah 50:2 Isaiah teaches us God’s in control of the elements and can cause droughts. The United States 2012 Drought is the worst drought the U.S. has seen since the 1930s.  The drought hit the Great Plains the hardest, including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas and Oklahoma.  Meteorologists predict [...]

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord.” Isaiah 54:17 Isaiah reminds us security comes from God.   “No weapon that is formed against [you] shall prosper,” if you serve God. With secularization sweeping across the United States and Europe, there is a falling away from God and His teachings.  Because many societies are turning from God, [...]

“Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?” Proverbs 6:28 This scripture talks about the inevitability of sin having an effect on us. We’ve all heard that media violence can lead to behavior, but yet we still watch it. žBy the time a child graduates from elementary school, he/she will have witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 other [...]

“In that day shall there be an altar to the  Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt” Isaiah 19:19 Some think the 2011 political revolution against Hosni Mubarak will lead to increased freedom. Though Egypt has been a hostile place to its 5-10% Christian population, that could all change.  In Isaiah 19, the prophet gave several prophecies about Egypt that [...]

“We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves” Isaiah 28:15 In this scripture Isaiah taught Jerusalem’s leaders that there’s no refuge in worshiping false gods. It’s possible Isaiah was [...]

  “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” Proverbs 22:7 Recently there’s been a lot of hype about Facebook going to the stock market. For example, some speculate Facebook may lose touch with their users.  They say that as Facebook investors gain more shares, they’ll have a bigger say regarding what direction Facebook [...]

  “Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? He that..stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil” Isaiah 33:14-15 The footnote for this verse reveals that the “everlasting burnings” mentioned in this context is referring to “eternal life.” In order to be worthy of God’s presence, we need to be careful about what [...]

 “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches” Proverbs 22:1 How much of a difference does a name have on a child’s development? Here’s a summary of some of the research findings: Students with less desirable names tend to struggle more socially and have less confident sense of self.  Mental Illnesses are more common among people with unusual first names, especially for boys.  This [...]

“And the [Nile] river shall be wasted and dried up” Isaiah 19:5 Isaiah prophesied of the Aswan Dam that would be built in Egypt more than 2,500 years in the future. In Isaiah 19:5-15, Isaiah prophesied of the ecological disaster the dam would bring to the Nile: Waters fail from sea, river wasted, dried up (v. 5) Rivers would be turned (stopped [...]