From the Shepherd's Heart

“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”-Romans 12:18 (KJV) This verse does not pretend peace is easy. It acknowledges effort, restraint, sacrifice, and wisdom. Peace is presented not as a default condition, but as a deliberate pursuit, something that must be built,…

“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”-Proverbs 14:29 (KJV) THE SPEED OF ANGER SHORTENS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN INTENTION AND REGRET A Story-The Marriage That Anger Shattered There was once a young couple deeply in love and full of…

An Illustration from Nature At dawn, the forest speaks softly. The same wind that howls violently at night moves gently through the leaves in the morning. Nothing in the forest has changed, the trees are the same, the ground is the same, the birds are the same, but the tone…

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”-Proverbs 16:18 (KJV) “He who refuses advice cannot avoid trouble; the pit he ignores today will receive him tomorrow.”African Proverbs This ancient truth has outlived generations, cultures, and civilizations because it speaks to a universal human weakness. Pride blinds before…