Category Archives: Psalms

Learning Through Trials

I had lunch with a buddy yesterday . . . a buddy who’s going through the ringer . . . he’s just been getting hammered . . . and has been for quite some time. My on-going prayer for him … Continue reading →

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The Favor of God

Pretty consistently, when Sue I pray for our evening meal together, I find us giving thanks for God’s favor upon our lives and the lives of our girls. If I were to really “count your many blessings” during these prayer … Continue reading →

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Fitting An Ocean In A Cup

Every so often I get an urge . . . a bee in my bonnet . . . the need to address a situation . . . something “goes off” in me that says it’s time to rearrange the furniture … Continue reading →

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Holy Hoarding

On Saturday, I had a bit of a watershed experience . . . I threw away some magazines. Ok . . . so that doesn’t sound like too big a deal . . . but what you gotta understand is … Continue reading →

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You Are What You Worship

It’s one of those questions that’s been debated for ages . . . “nature or nurture?” Is what you become a function more of how you are wired or how you are reared? Is it the DNA that has greater … Continue reading →

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Pleasing Meditations

Yesterday was a good day. On a beach at Kapalua in Maui I witnessed our daughter pledge to join her life to a young man and vow to enter into the mystery of marriage with him “for as long as … Continue reading →

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In the Company of Angels

It’s like coming home . . . it’s touching back down on familiar ground. For the thirsty soul, it’s finding the well. For the overflowing soul, it’s finding the words that express the feeling. For the one who has somewhat … Continue reading →

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The Living God

Maybe it’s because I never went to Sunday School as a kid that I’ve yet to grow tired of the story of David and Goliath. Maybe if I had heard it a million times as a kid the account’s “awe … Continue reading →

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Let Us!

Psalm 95 seems an appropriate reading as I prepare to head into this Easter weekend . . . gathering with the saints tonight to contemplate Calvary’s dark hill and the sacrifice of a Savior . . . and then meeting … Continue reading →

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A Sad Psalm

You say, “Psalm 88,” and it’s not likely to spark any thought of remembrance as it would if you said Psalm 1, or Psalm 23, or Psalm 119, or Psalm 139. Not a lot of doctrine here, just a lot … Continue reading →

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