There is a suggestion that all good things come to those who wait. I can see where that sentiment comes from. I recall the patient endurance my Dad had with his allotment. Hours, days, weeks and months spent cultivating that patch of land. Understanding the soil, noting the changing seasons, deducing the best times to […]
Read More Those Who Bide Their TimeRecently I discovered again the cost of not being diligent. Needless to say, it pays to be diligent. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More A Word On DiligenceSolomon sure loved his Dad. I get the impression he was also very fond of his son. I get that impression because it’s fairly regular we read in the book of wisdom the father talking to his son. The thing about the book of Proverbs is there are some things in there that are observations, […]
Read More Pay, Turn, ApplyYesterday my Dad turned 80 years old. It is an incredible age to reach. Sure there are folks in their 90’s and upwards who see tharmt as still having a mid-life, but looking on and knowing my Dad’s made that milestone makes me incredibly grateful to God for sparing his life. Among the many other […]
Read More The Diligence of DadCharm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. (Proverbs 31:30) This particular chapter in Proverbs is lauded for what has been known as the portrait of the virtuous woman, but really it’s about the virtuous wife and the difference is crucial. With this portrait we […]
Read More MTP31 – A Virtuous WifeThe plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. (Proverbs 21:5) One of my favourite stories I heard as a child was that of the hare and the tortoise. First of all what a name for an animal – tortoise. What was Adam English* thinking when […]
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