Regrets! Ever had them? Ever said to yourself, “If only I had listened to the advice given to me!” or…
# 414 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 5:1-6. ‘When the rubber meets the road!’
In my last post I quoted from Gordon MacDonald’s book, ‘Ordering your Private World.’ (Dar El Kalema Publishing House, 2010).…
# 413 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 4:20-27. Watch over your heart.
When serving God in Pakistan, I enjoyed reading some good books and often quoted from these in my journal. On…
# 412 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 4:10-19 Choose Life!
The book of Deuteronomy has one key message and it is summarized by Moses as follows: 19 This day I…
# 411 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 4:1-9. Grandma and Grandpa!
Except for my youngest son, I had the privilege of being present when my other two sons and my daughter…
# 410 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 3:21-35. Never walk away!
On one occasion, Jesus was walking along the road with his disciples and he had a number of conversations with…
# 409 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 3:13-20. A ‘hymn to wisdom’
When a child I wasn’t really into poetry but I do recall one poem, I guess, because of its simplicity.…
# 408 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 3:1-12 The benefits of discipline.
Do you want to live longer or maybe even jump higher? The John Hopkins Medicine website suggests these four basics:…
# 407 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 3:1-12. Don’t assume that you know it all (MSG 3:5)
An interesting cultural lesson that we learnt slowly when we were in Pakistan was that if, for example, we were…
# 406 The Proverbs – ‘A manual for living’ (MSG). Proverbs 2:1-22 Wisdom that comes from heaven.
I guess we have all read books or seen movies of prospectors searching for gold, or of adventurers seeking treasure…
Worship and Wisdom - Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. 