A wise pastor and mentor who spent a significant amount of time in Kenya once shared her favorite Kenyan proverb with me: “When you pray, always remember to move your feet.” If there is a book of the ...

The Epistle of James in the New Testament compares the human tongue to a flame that can set whole forests ablaze with its immense, wild power. Animals can be tamed, but the tongue cannot. The Epistle ...

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