May - 2016

“Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.” (Job 5:2).

Proverbs are the considered reflections of individuals who have been around for a while and know a thing or two about how things go in...

"Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife"(Prove

The truth of this proverb is well known but little heeded. In developed society we are bombarded with a thousand messages a day, that our...

“And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.” (Nehemiah 2:8).

This is Nehemiah’s interpretation of events that unfolded in the court of the Persian king. Events which led to his return to rebuild the...

“ . . .And the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved—prepared to go up and build th

Do men and women have access to any spiritual resources outside of themselves? When a man must make a choice between a value, the sole...

“Even while these people were worshiping the Lord, they were serving their idols.” (2 Kings 17:40).

A sad commentary on the spiritual health of Israel during a long period of religious compromise! It is easy to read the story of Israel...

“They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless.” (2 Kings 17:15)

We humans have a remarkable propensity to put ourselves at the disposal of a perceived ultimate value. This explains persons who tie...

"The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied&quot

It sounds similar to the folk wisdom, 'The harder I worked, the luckier I got.' Yes, but this says more. It observes that deep...

"A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal . . ." (Proverbs 12:10).

We usually associate righteousness with the conduct of relationships between persons within society. By making our treatment of animals...

"One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty&quot

My mother used to say: 'What goes around comes around." She said this in order to discourage me from rash acts of reprisal against...

"Now we see but a poor reflection; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, then I s

People of faith ought not hold their opinions too strongly. At best, their knowledge is partial. Their apprehension of reality and of God...

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"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously wi

“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of the cov

" . . .So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ

"Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many gr

"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified'"

"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in

" . . . He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f

"Simon Peter asked him, 'Lord, where are you going?' Jesus replied, 'Where I am goi

"Though you have not seen him you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you

"It was revealed to them that were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the thing

"If you really knew me, you would know my father as well" (John 14:7).

"Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation, now t

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Desmond Ford