The haunting words of the title of this post are taken from Revelation 2:4 in the middle of Jesus' message to the Church in Ephesus. The full verse says, But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.Revelation 2:4 … [Continue reading]
This morning I read a proverb which says, When arrogance comes, disgrace follows,but with humility comes wisdom.Proverbs 11:2 (CSB) It is 2020, a presidential election year in the United States. Occasionally, my phone will notify me that there … [Continue reading]
One of the advantages of reading a different version of the Bible, one that you are not familiar with, is that a different reading can trigger an insight that you never saw before. This happened to me this morning as I read Psalm 23 in the … [Continue reading]
In Nehemiah 9, there is recorded a long prayer in which a brief history of the Nation of Israel is recorded. In the prayer, we can see, in Israel, the pattern of distress-repentance-renewal-decline repeated over and over again. In considering this … [Continue reading]
