“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 87 “In all labour there is is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury” (Prov. 14:23). Talking about work is all right as preparation for work, but it is no substitute for work. Work is as …
The Prudent Man Stomps on the Ice
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 86 “The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going” (Prov. 14:15). One of the great lessons to be learned from spam is a reinforcement of what this verse tells us. The most remarkable thing …
Profit and Mess
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 85 “Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox” (Prov. 14:4). Another way of saying this is that profit is messy. Profit is intrusive. Really profitable times can really mess …
Wealth Thrown Away
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 84 “Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment” (Prov. 13:23). The point of this proverb is that the poor frequently have far more wealth available to them than …
Legacy
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 83 “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just” (Prov. 13:22). We must begin by noting that some people are called to leave no inheritance (some …
Both Poverty and Shame
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 82 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured” (Prov. 13:18). The Scriptures tell us some of the more obvious causes of poverty, like laziness, but they also pinpoint some …
Wealth By Vanity
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 81 “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase” (Prov. 13:11). The contrast here is between wealth gained by labor, and wealth gained by vanity. One of the most marked distinctives of wealth …
Throwing It Away
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 80 “There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches” (Prov. 13:5). There is a little bit of doggerel from John Bunyan, which sums this up nicely. “There was a …
Lies and Advertising
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 79 “A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame” (Prov. 13:5). An important part of business is the practice of advertising and marketing. And for Christians, not only is it important to learn …
In Which I Get to Use the Word Kvetch
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 78 “The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat” (Prov. 13:4). We all understand that the body of the sluggard desires, and yet has nothing. And that the body …