The Wisdom of Brevity

Week 39 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. (Proverbs 29:11) Did you ever say what you thought about something and wished you had not? Or have you realised that if you had waited to speak, you would have said something...

Making the Most of our Affinities

Week 38  (This is a short essay about affinities. I realized in writing it that it could become very personal and lengthy, but this is not about me. It is about each of us endeavouring to reach our potentiality.) This year my theme has been “Tea and Crumpets,” ...

Light a Path to Your Potentiality!

Week 37 “No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.” (Luke 11:33) I have wracked my brain; years ago I heard a little song about having potentiality and...

Knowing With Certainty

Week 36 Death and taxes. “They” say that those are the only two things we can be sure of. They are wrong. And I am thankful. Certainty is a strong word, and powerful; it lacks no doubt. It is a Bible word used seven times. Luke admonishes Theophilus, and indeed us:...

Curiosity Began In a Garden

Week 35 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,...