by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.” Acts 17:16 Whatever riles us up or weighs us down reveals where we are in our walk with the Lord. Soul-stirrings. That’s what’s described in...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“And when they heard of the Resurrection of the dead, some mocked—and others said, ‘We will hear you again on this matter’.” Acts 17:32 When our best efforts fall short and our words fall on deaf ears, we must still give God thanks and move on. “A babbling...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna, Pilgrim's Reflections
“From that time many of His disciples went back and walked no more with Him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, ‘Will you also go away?’ Then, Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that You...
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...