If a man promises you something forever, he is playing with the truth. Nothing is forever.             The statement above likely qualifies as proverbial, but it is certainly not from Proverbs. In fact, it is not from scripture at all. It is a quote from a book I recently read (a historical novel, for what…

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.…

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. Memories can be tricky and difficult things. Each of us surely has good memories, some of which reach back many years or even decades. Each of us also has bad memories—those recollections of…

All flesh is grass . . . The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.              When I was a very small boy, I had a pair of tiger-striped pajamas. From what I recall, I wore those pajamas every time I had the chance (and I believe there…