July 2005

Misinformation

7/30/2005

Yea, all who want to live a godly life
In Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
2 Timothy 3:12

Sometimes in order to mature my faith and enhance spiritual growth, the Lord in His infinite wisdom will allow me to experience situations in which I will find myself being "pressed out of measure* " in various ways, including persecution...

Wasp Watching

7/26/2005

They come in and out of my cell during the daytime...

Danny‘s Song

7/22/2005

Ye shall have a song in the night . . .
Isaiah 30:29a

After last night’s Bible study class in the chapel I went to the recreation yard to spend time with my twenty-four year old friend, Danny...

Have Faith

7/16/2005

Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back,
My soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Hebrews 10:38

With each passing day I am realizing more and more that this Christian life can be as painful as it is joyous...

Wee Hours

7/12/2005

My eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily
Upon Thee, I have stretched out my hands unto Thee.
Psalm 88:9

It was the third night in a row that I awoke with a feeling of dread...

London Terror

7/7/2005

And ye shall hear of wars
and rumors of wars . . .
Matthew 24:6a

In my opinion it was inevitable. A group of terrorists launched a major series of attacks against the people of Great Britain...

The Everlasting Arms

7/1/2005

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath
are the everlasting arms . . .
Deuteronomy 33:27a

I have been weak and weary, not only from the oppressive heat and humidity, but moreover, from the intense spiritual warfare which has been taxing my mind, body and spirit...