He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich (Proverbs 21:17). So, umm... If this Proverb is true, why is it that the rich people in our society are the ones who spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a parti… more »

One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth (Proverbs 13:7). The town was incredulous, when the news came out about Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton's endowments.  Patty Jones couldn't stop talking about it, at… more »

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed (Proverbs 11:25). Paolo had nothing left to give.  Feeling drained was nothing new to him, after six years of working among the homeless, the hungry, the addicted, and anti-… more »

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender (Proverbs 22:7). I wonder if we may yet live to see the return to slavery -- or at least indentured servitude -- in Western civilization.It seems like most of these inequalities wer… more »

People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell (Proverbs 11:26). Back in the days when the Great Plains of America were first being settled by the white man, the railroad was an essential life-line.  Settlements w… more »