Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words. (Proverbs […]
Read More 16MTP 23 – Just Saying“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(Exodus 20:7 NIV) God takes His name seriously. It’s no surprise then that He expects those who belong to Him to take His name seriously too. When considering the issue of labels recently, […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – NameDo not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared. (Proverbs 22:24-25 NIV) Halfway through the 22nd chapter of Proverbs is the start of 30 Sayings of the Wise. I remember chuckling at that because if these are the sayings of […]
Read More 16MTP 22 – It Rubs Off On YouIt is something I could relate to very well albeit from a different experience. They called him disruptive, they said he was a nuisance, they couldn’t get an official diagnosis but they had written him off as a hyperactive, inconsiderate and intemperate slob. They chucked him out of one school and he would have been […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – LabelsWhoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. (Proverbs 21:17 ESV) There is a lifestyle that was referring to a manner of life that certain Greeks promoted called the hedonist lifestyle. This philosophy promoted the pursuit of pleasure and was usually pictured as men and […]
Read More 16MTP 21 – Permanently Postpone Pursuing PleasureFor some reason there are some who believe that the best way to solve local problems is with a national strategy. It’s odd to me. There’s great benefit from national structures to provide resources, support and reference points. It’s just odd to think that the way to solve distinctly local problems is from a national […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – LocalityMany a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! (Proverbs 20:6, 7 ESV) It is my enormous privilege to associate with some men who have great integrity. They may never gain national and international recognition and […]
Read More 16MTP 20 – IntegrityWhoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgement.(Proverbs 18:1 ESV) Proverbs. A book about sayings that are always as clear as mud with no hint of division of interpretation, right? It’s Great To Be Isolated Some translations clearly suggest that this verse implies isolation is a bad thing, but […]
Read More 16MTP 18 – To Isolate Or Not To Isolate?A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.(Proverbs 17:10 ESV) Making a mistake is one of those things that should be expected. Taking a correction for a mistake should not be unusual. There is a correction and there is a rebuke – two members of the same […]
Read More 16MTP 17 – Brother Correction and Sister RebukeThe plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. (Proverbs 16:1-3 ESV) There is nothing wrong with […]
Read More 16MTP 16 – Plans and Ways
