Pride is a sin which I can so easily spot in others and too seldom recognize in myself. Or, at least in the moment when I am responding in pride, I fail to check myself and choose humility instead. It is my suspicion, based on my observation of others, that I am not alone in […]
A Prayer for this Morning
As I watch the sunrise from Ventnor pier, I am reminded that God has not promised me a trouble-free day. So as I begin this day, I thought the following prayer might be appropriate. My Father in Heaven, Today I may get really bad news or face a real tragedy. You never promised that life […]
Something New
““Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past. “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:18–19, NASB 95) I have a friend who is […]
On going down to Egypt
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin; Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of […]
