by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“There was a little city and few men within it—and there came a great king against it and besieged it and built great bulwarks against it. Now, there was found in it a poor wise man and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet, no man remembered that same poor man....
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour; so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.” Ecclesiastes 10:1 As someone once said, “You give an inch, they’ll take a mile.” A foothold soon becomes a...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but, the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness—and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. A fool also is full of words; a man cannot tell what shall be—and...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“Curse not the king, no not in your thought. And curse not the rich in your bedchamber—for a bird of the air shall carry the voice and that which has wings shall tell the matter.” Ecclesiastes 10:20 As someone once said, “If you can’t say something good, don’t say...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“Cast your bread upon the waters—for you shall find it after many days. Give a portion to seven and also to eight—for you know not what evil shall be upon the earth.” Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 When we remember from Whence our supply comes (Phil. 4:19) and the importance of...
