Business by the Book Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. There was once a pastor of a church that was holding a revival. The pastor spent hour upon hour in the weeks before the scheduled event walking the streets of his town inviting folks to attend. On a certain day he knocked upon a door and a man answered. “Hi, I’m pastor so and so of such and such church, we are holding a revival next week a

Business by the Book Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Lending money to another is seldom a good financial plan. But giving to the poor, that is tantamount to lending to the Lord. The Lord always repays His debts. In fact, the promise in today’s verse states clearly that that which a person gives to the poor the Lord will pay back to that person. So in reality, giving money to indigent c

Business by the Book Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly… On social media a person can “friend” someone or they can “unfriend” someone both with a simple click of a mouse. In real life however, it is more difficult. Developing friends takes real effort, and “unfriending” a friend in real life is much easier said than done. If a person desires to have friends, and almost all successful people do, there are at least three things they can do to gain