Category Archives: Psalms

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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What’s He Thinking?

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Pete

If I’m picking up what David is laying down this morning, then God sees me. Not just in some macro sense, as in, if God sees everything and knows everything then of course He sees me. Rather, it seems that … Continue reading →

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What To Do When There’s Nothing Else To Do

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Pete

I get the psalmist’s cry. Why, O LORD, do You stand afar off?   Why do You hide yourself in times of trouble? (Psalm 10:1 ESV) Less a complaint based on facts, more on feeling. The head knows that a God … Continue reading →

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Dealing with the Impurities

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Pete

There’s nothing like some trial and tribulation to expose the impurities in one’s life. When the silver is put to the fire the dross rises to the surface. When the sand is sifted the debris becomes evident. When the going … Continue reading →

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So God, What Are You Thinking?

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Pete

Hovering over Psalm 139 this morning. Perhaps one of the most introspective songs of David, yet one of the most outwardly focused. There’s a sense of hush and awe as David considers the all-knowing, ever-present nature of Jehovah. A sense … Continue reading →

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Beloved Sleep

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Pete

There’s a reason it’s called “the grind.” For many they understand all too well why it so often feels like a “rat race.” Everyday the same old, same old. Breaking your back but never seeming to get ahead. Or, if … Continue reading →

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On Our Side

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Pete

It’s written in such a way as to grab your attention. It’s broken up so that you’re not too quick to just slide on by it. The songwriter is masterful. The sentiment is powerful. And who, having known the Lord, … Continue reading →

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