Image: Minister's Island, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, taken with i-Phone 14 Pro."Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8 Your adversary….. prowls around….seeking someone to devour. As I took the above picture, these words hammered through my mind like sharp staccato notes.… Continue reading The Deceitfulness of Sin
Tag: Peace
It Was All God’s Doing
“Because of the tender mercy of our God, with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, ‘to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death’, to direct our feet in the way of peace.” Luke 1:78-79 It was all God’s doing. I find that easy to forget after many… Continue reading It Was All God’s Doing
Finding Christmas
Familiarity with something doesn’t necessarily mean we grasp its deeper meaning. Most of us have heard the Christmas story all our lives, but how many of us actually get it? Before I was saved, I had no notion of the meaning of Christmas. Year after year I sang about this little Lord Jesus who lay… Continue reading Finding Christmas
Something Brief, Something True: Peace
Today I'm participating in Aliens & Pilgrims Something Brief, Something True with this thought: “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3) There is nothing like a little worry or fear to ruin a perfectly peaceful day. Sometimes these irritants creep in unaware. Silent… Continue reading Something Brief, Something True: Peace
Advent. Peace.
Tomorrow brings the second Sunday of Advent. Last week I wrote a Haiku poem on waiting. This week, another one titled “Peace”. Peace. These days such a concept seems unattainable, elusive, like grasping for the wind. As much as we strive, we never lay hold of it. Turn on the television and there awaits for… Continue reading Advent. Peace.
The Light for My Path 