1 Corinthians 4:15-17
15Even if you had 10,000 guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 16Therefore I urge you to imitate me. 17For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. ... [read more]
Proverbs 10:15-16
15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor. 16The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
Ideal life
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Psalm 7:1-2
1Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, 2or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Somewhere in Asia, a mother instructed her daughter, “When someone knocks at the door, tell them that I am not here... [read more]
1 Corinthians 4:12-14
12We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; 13when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment. 14I am writing this not to shame you but... [read more]
Proverbs 10:13-14
13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense. 14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Jack Of All Trades
Many years ago, a child was impressed that townsfolk would come to his father for help. Hi... [read more]
Psalm 6:10
10All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
Several years ago, a disgruntled athlete silently protested against what he felt as biases among business entrepreneurs. When he was offered a salary that presumed to be adeq... [read more]
1 Corinthians 4:8-11
8Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have begun to reign—and that without us! How I wish that you really had begun to reign so that we also might reign with you! 9For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the proc... [read more]
Proverbs 10:11-12
11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 12Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
Maintenance
When you are more than 50 years old, one realistic question that is not readily appreciated is, “Are you t... [read more]
