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May 31, 2016
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 the world. This wise observer sees that resentment and envy have a negative effect on persons in whom they are nurtured. Harsh and un...
"Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife"(Proverbs 17:1).
May 30, 2016
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 life would be so much better if we had a better house, a more modern car, if we owned a motor home, if we had designer clothes, if...
“And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.” (Nehemiah 2:8).
May 29, 2016
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 ruined city of Jerusalem. It is a statement of faith. That is to say the events were open to another interpretation. They might hav...
May 28, 2016
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 beneficiary of which is himself, and an alternative good with the potential to bless hundreds, does the universe give a damn? If th...
May 27, 2016
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 with a holier-than-thou mindset; tut-tutting about their obtuse and stiff-necked ways. But this Scripture should disturb us too. It...
May 26, 2016
We humans have a remarkable propensity to put ourselves at the disposal of a perceived ultimate value. This explains persons who tie themselves to trees in the forest to prevent logging, those who spend all their means and energy on their motor car, others who give the...
May 25, 2016
It sounds similar to the folk wisdom, 'The harder I worked, the luckier I got.' Yes, but this says more. It observes that deep satisfactions come to those who apply use mind and body to create, to achieve something; those who take responsibility seriously. On the othe...
May 24, 2016
We usually associate righteousness with the conduct of relationships between persons within society. By making our treatment of animals part of the content of good human behaviour, the Bible takes the idea of righteousness and of morality to unexpected heights. Our an...
May 23, 2016
My mother used to say: 'What goes around comes around." She said this in order to discourage me from rash acts of reprisal against ill-manners or unfairness. She believed that meanness had a way of coming back on the heads of the mean. I think there's some truth in wh...
May 22, 2016
People of faith ought not hold their opinions too strongly. At best, their knowledge is partial. Their apprehension of reality and of God himself is sketchy. There is an element of 'not knowing' in faith, and it need not be despised. It enables Christians to take thei...
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This testimonial comments on God’s faithfulness to his people, Israel during a period of its history marked by serial apostasy and idolatry. God’s de...
“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of the covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day h...
June 16, 2016
Yes, WE TOO. That is to say, even the lawful, moral and devout ought not believe in their own decency and piety. They ought not do so because it is fa...
" . . .So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law" (Galatians 2:1...
March 27, 2016
This is not a maxim which should be used say, by an investor in the stock market, as an insurance to guarantee profits. It is not a promise of short t...
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously" (2 Corinthians 9:6).
November 21, 2016