# The Proverbial (Page 2)

Zsa Zsa Gabor lived quite the life. She packed into her 99 years a lot more living than the average person might only imagine they could. To skim the surface, suffice it to say, here are but a few highlights: The Hungarian beauty queen (Miss Hungary 1936) moved to the USA to become a well-known Hollywood actress and socialite. Her two equally glamorous sisters were also famous amongst the social elite. Her profile being lifted to even greater heights by…

If you were put in charge of the moral development of your city, what would you do? What kind of people could you rely on to lift the moral standards of your town?Surely, the best people to look to are those who are already doing it. And doing it without even being asked. Those whose concern for their fellow man makes them an automatic blessing to your community. These are the people I know who are already doing it:*Christians gathered…

Isaac was a man who feared God. Sadly, his sons didn’t start with his convictions. Jacob lived up to his name by supplanting his brother, and Esau lived up to God’s description of him as being ‘ungodly’ (Heb.12:16). Allowing Jacob to trick him out of his birth right, and later its blessings, did not help his cause. When Esau came in from hunting, every fibre of his being was full of hopes for the future. He knew that his father’s…

You have to wonder, if Jesus himself walked into our worship services and asked, “Are you ready?” would he get the desired response? Don’t be too hard on me for saying so. For it was Jesus himself who asked the haunting question: “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Lk.18:8).The fact that Jesus even asked this question should send shivers down our spines. After all, if you haven’t noticed the ‘Be Ready’ motif running…

Ronald Biggs was involved in what became known as: ‘The Great Train Robbery of 1963.’ He and the gang were quickly apprehended, but he managed to escape from prison after serving only two of his thirty year sentence. After using up much of his stolen money getting to, and trying to set up, in Australia, he fled to Brazil to escape capture. He left behind his wife and three sons.He became a fugitive in Brazil for 34 years. It was…

The last time I wrote on the subject of ‘one person having an intense dislike for another person’ my article ended up lonelier than a vegan snack bar at a Christian Men’s Challenge. So, I thought I’d be able to trick one or two of you into getting to at least paragraph three by not mentioning the verse until now… Proverbs 10:18 “One who conceals hatred has lying lips,And one who spreads slander is a fool. ”What is it about…

I know that you are one of those good Christian friends who doesn’t mind listening to some heartfelt complaints about everything from too much noise coming from the church baby cry-room, to the two extra minutes the preacher took to finish his sermon. But having escaped that, you are reminded of the real world. The one where people struggle with the real frustrations, temptations, and fears of life. Where encouragement and sound wisdom are needed. Problems that cause you to…

A preacher confessed to his doctor that his extra pounds were due to eating breakfast daily at a local café—the food was too tempting. The doctor wisely suggested that he, from tomorrow on, drive past the café “unless there is a parking spot directly in front of it.” The preacher returned to the doctor two months later and had, in fact, gained a few pounds. “You must have been extremely lucky with your parking,” the doctor quipped with a hint…

Proverbs 10:17“He is on the path of life who heeds instruction,But he who ignores reproof goes astray.” The last person you saw walk out the door of the church, never to return, probably did a little act which included guarded criticisms about ‘issues that will never be resolved given the present makeup of the congregation.’The chances of them having stepped out on their own, due to their own convictions, is small. As they say, “It makes a good story.”They followed…

Jesus chose poverty as his starting point. No one was going to be able to point to any built-in springboards of privilege to advance his kingdom. His first possessions were rags and a trough for a bed, and his last possessions the objects gambled away at the foot of his cross.They say that death is the great equalizer. The follow-up question is inevitably:“How much will the richest man on earth leave behind when he dies…?”“Everything!”God is the author of life.…