Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Context: Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. From the lexicon: Cease=sit still. Strife= controversy, disputes. Foolish=perverse, silly. Meddling=will […]
Context: James 5:12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation…James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that […]
I sit alone on the rocks outside my front door. It’s been a hard year for me. I stare at the lights shining in the night sky. The brightest star in the heavens catches my attention. It winks and moves slightly upward before falling toward the earth. It lands and I have no inkling where. […]
Rowena, a fair maid, lived in the smallest village of Highland, a country long ago and far away. Her parents died of a fever when she was but a toddler, and her grandfather took her in and raised her on his farm. She worked side by side with Gramps until he became unable to care […]
Isaiah 40:30-31 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Context: Isaiah 40:1 Comfort ye, […]