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So many times we all wish we had a gift to peer into the future. All men desire that gift so they can live their life accordingly. We say that we would then be able to avoid the pitfalls, and be more prepared when we do catch up to our future. We claim this gift would help us make the right choices now. Truth is, if GOD gave us a gift to see the future outright, then we would inevitably take things into our own hands instead of calling upon Him to help guide us. If we knew the...

Quick question about the phrase: Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей. English: "Don't have a hundred rubles; have a hundrfed friends." The question is: Does this seemingly innocent phrase have a double meaning in Russian? Besides the obvious "have a lot of friends (and be poor)" meaning, Can it also mean - in context, "Better watch your back..."?? I have tried out this phrase with my poor Russian through the years to various Russians and they have not received the phrase well. Maybe it was my awful Russian, I don't know. This all has to do with a...

Most mornings I like to read a chapter of Proverbs in the Bible. Awhile back my nice Jewish neighbor told me that there are 31 proverbs, so he would read one a day; so that is why I read Proverbs 21 today on the 21st. the proverbs are full of wise truths. This morning I was very encouraged to read this scripture and hope you are as well: "The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance and victory are of the Lord." Proverb 21:31