“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”  Psalm 46:10.  Stillness constitutes the absence of movement, deep silence, and calm. There are obvious times when physical movement needs to cease, as in the presence of imminent danger or physical inability. Yet deep…

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” Malachi 3:10. A conditional clause…

“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.” Proverbs 12:18.  “Sticks and stones may break my bones; but words will never hurt me…” This old childhood chant was meant to remind us that, even when another child hurled cruel words, physical force may hurt the…