Category Archives: Psalms

A ton of stuff to take in this morning. Moses presses hard on the children of Israel as they prepare to take the land which God has promised them . . . “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My … Continue reading →

At first you don’t expect it. David’s on the run . . . Saul’s got a bounty out on him . . . the shepherd boy who would be king one day is hiding in a cave. And with his … Continue reading →

Life isn’t a MacDonalds or Starbucks drive through. You don’t get to pull up, place your order, and “have it your way.” Though you might think you know exactly what you need, or what you want, and try to order … Continue reading →

As I have been taking my Sunday School class through Galatians, a repeated theme is that our salvation is not just an historical event. It’s not something that happened when we “prayed the prayer” and now we can move on … Continue reading →

There was something about the great city that primed the pump for great thoughts. Something about the structures that stimulated the imagination. Something about the activities that reached into the depths of remembrance. God’s people . . . coming to … Continue reading →

I don’t know if David had a problem with depression the way we think about it today . . . but you don’t have to read very far in the psalms before noticing that David knew what it was to … Continue reading →

Most often, when I think about the “surgery” God has done through the dynamics of salvation, I think about what God’s done to the heart. Through Ezekiel, we’re told that, through the regenerating work of salvation, God performs a heart … Continue reading →

Some things just go together. If you come upon one, you expect to find the other. Salt and pepper . . . a fork and a knife . . . thunder and lightning . . . macaroni and cheese . … Continue reading →

One of the things I do when I’m reading Scripture is to be on the look out for me. Well . . . not actually “me” . . . but references to the people of God. The thinking is that … Continue reading →