A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

Speaking right and doing right bring rewards. The world may no longer exalt virtue, but this true proverb gives wonderful advice. If you use your mouth for kind, spiritual, and wise words, God and men will reward you with satisfying honors. And both God and men will also surely compensate you for works of charity, godliness, and truth.

The only speech that brings good and satisfying rewards is pure and wise speech, which the proverb implies. If you use your mouth for folly, lies, or boasting, it will bring trouble (Prov 10:6,14,31; 12:18; 13:3; 18:6-7,21; 20:17). The same is true of actions - things done with your hands. Only noble deeds bring good rewards (Prov 6:17; 10:4; 26:6; Is 3:10-11). Read the rest of this entry »

Well it’s been an adventure living in Africa with what I carried in on my back. I hadn’t planned it this way of course. I’d LOVE to have more than one pair of underwear for these humid, scorching past seven days, but apparently the 14 pairs I packed decided they preferred NY City to Togo and stayed there for a while.

I hope they at least bring me a t-shirt when they arrive. (Fingers crossed)

In the meantime, it’s almost like I’m African with my one outfit, plus crappy complementary t-shirt Delta gave me to tide me over for A WEEK. Read the rest of this entry »