Category Archives: Psalms

Let the River Flow

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Pete

It’s been a week. The first week of whatever is meant by “the new normal.” While so much has changed, still so much is the same. The term surreal has come up more than once in different conversations. But as … Continue reading →

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Entering the Palace of the King

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Pete

It’s a love song . . . says so in the introduction. It anticipates a wedding, a royal wedding, where a king in his splendor and majesty receives a bride in all her beauty. The verses are addressed to the … Continue reading →

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The Missing Med

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Pete

Over these past couple of weeks I’ve realized that there seems to be a med for everything. As part of getting set up to provide in-home care we were given what was called a “comfort kit.” Basically a counter top … Continue reading →

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Precious

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Pete

Psalm 116. Wasn’t on yesterday’s reading plan, but it was the psalm of the day. I prayed it over a daughter of the King last night shortly before she went home to be with her Savior. And, like the songwriter, … Continue reading →

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Dad, Are You Watching?

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Pete

Managed to get some time in my study this morning and catch up on my reading plan. Good to get some quiet time and listen. Word of God speak. But didn’t get to my computer until early evening. Kind of … Continue reading →

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Abundant Goodness

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Pete

It’s not the conclusion that the world would expect. Add it all up, and those outside the kingdom wouldn’t understand the songwriter’s math. The cause and effect equation just would not compute for most. But for David it wasn’t as … Continue reading →

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My Father’s House

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Pete

Not gonna lie . . . kind of like our place. I like coming home. I like hanging out in our house. I like the floor plan. I like how it’s been furnished. I like how it’s been decorated. I … Continue reading →

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A Friend of God

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Pete

“Taste them again for the first time.” This Kellog’s Corn Flakes slogan from the 90’s was mentioned from the pulpit on Sunday as a way of introducing the sermon. When it comes to the word of God, God’s people would … Continue reading →

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Gathering With the Congregation

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Pete

If Jesus looked forward to it, shouldn’t we? If, even before He actually experienced the blood-sweating, pain-producing, shame-bearing reality of the cross, Messiah anticipated that after His victory over sin and death He’d want to sing about it, then shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Pete

They’re presented as a two-volume set. Both are designed to speak to the souls of men–one more by how it is “tell-t”, the other by how it’s felt. Of the one, there are many translations and a myriad of ways … Continue reading →

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