As a young person I thought very little about my “purpose in life”. Life was a struggle in many ways,…
# 452 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 19 (1). Being kind to the poor.
Living in Pakistan for 11 years certainly had its challenges. One of these was how to handle the constant needs…
# 451 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 18 (3) Husbands and wives.
In August this year, my wife and I (no, not the happy couple in the photo) will celebrate 50 years…
# 450 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 18 (2) Words which have the power of life or death.
“Why is she so offended. I was only joking!” I guess you have heard a statement like this many times.…
# 449 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 18 (1). A safe place!
When we lived in Pakistan, we became familiar with very high walls. Our first house in Karachi had a brick…
# 448 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 17 (3). Friends and brothers/sisters.
I have discovered that when you get married you gain another family to relate to and (hopefully) be encouraged by.…
# 447 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 17 (2) Silver and Gold
In today’s market, if you would like to buy some pure silver then you would have to pay approximately Australian…
# 446 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 17 (1). ‘Home sweet home’, maybe?
As a boy, we rarely sat around a dining room table and enjoyed not only the food but also the…
# 445 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 16 (3) A mighty flood of justice! (NLT)
The religious leaders of Jesus’ day did not really appreciate his straight talk about the hypocrisy of their words and…
# 444 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 16 (2). Guidance – going God’s way!
There is a particular car advertisement that uses the slogan, “Go your own way!” Basically, suggesting that once you have…
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