What I Learned from Psalm 19
As we read this psalm together this morning, I thought, “Ah, I know this one. I’ve sung it and read it and written notes in my Bible about it. How comfortingly familiar!” The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night [...]
What I Learned From Psalm 10
Psalm 10 is really the other half of Psalm 9. The two psalms together form an acrostic poem in Hebrew. In English, the two psalms just share the same thoughts about the faithfulness and justice of God Most High. 1 Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times [...]
Sunday Salon: More Fascinating Stuff
1. I told you I’m a C.S. Lewis fanatic. And I could always use some writing tips. Thanks to Jessica at Homemaking Through the Church Year for the link to 8 Writing Tips from C.S. Lewis. Lewis wrote this advice on writing in answer to a letter from an American schoolgirl, so it ought to [...]
What I Learned from Psalm 5
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. 2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. 3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. 4 You are not [...]
What I Learned from Psalm 4
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. 1 Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. 2 How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love [...]
Voices of the Faithful, Book 2, compiled by Kim P. Davis
Inspiring Stories of Courage from Christians Serving Around the World When I received a copy of this book of daily devotional stories from Thomas Nelson’s Book Sneeze Program, I planned to use it to read aloud to the urchins each day about missionaries and their service. I had hoped to form a habit for our [...]
Too Late, Baby
I was reading this post by Doug McKelvey and the comments at The Rabbit Room about the depiction of grace in literature and art, and it led my thinking in a different direction. I started thinking not about grace, but about tragedy and the rejection of grace, redemption, and relationship. I began to think of [...]
On Work
“The Church’s approach to an intelligent carpenter is usually confined to exhorting him not to be drunk and disorderly in his leisure hours, and to come to church on Sundays. What the Church should be telling him is this: that the very first demand that his religion makes upon him is that he should make [...]
Semicolon Book Club: Esther by Chuck Swindoll
This post necessarily combines thoughts about the book of Esther in the Bible and about Chuck Swindoll’s commentary on Esther, titled Esther: A Woman of Strength and Dignity. Mr. Swindoll’s book is the January selection for the Semicolon Book Club, and I chose it because the women of my church will be discussing and studying [...]
Consider Your Ways: #1
Don Whitney has several suggested questions to ask ourselves as we consider the new year and a new start. I thought I’d go through and answer at least some of them. Question #1: What’s one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment of God? My enjoyment of God. My enjoyment of God? [...]
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- What I Learned from Psalm 18 http://bit.ly/aXq3uN What 3 of my favorite books take their titles from Psalm 18?
- What I Learned from Psalm 16 http://bit.ly/9cUmsJ Faithfulness.
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