Today’s reading is Psalm 23 There is probably no more well-known passage of scripture in the entire Bible than Psalm 23. I think of a story by Phillip Yancey, as he did a funeral for a young person who was … Continue reading
The Valley of the Shadow
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Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Today’s reading is Psalm 22 Today’s Psalm one that plays a great deal of importance in Matthew. Jesus cries out, “My God, My God, why have forsaken me?” We read that and we think goodness. The Father abandoned the Son. Man, … Continue reading
What We Desire
Today’s reading is Psalm 21 Psalm 21 is a bookend to Psalm 20. We see the Psalmist talking about his heart’s desire previously, now we see that has been fulfilled. He has been given that desire. What is it? To … Continue reading
The Lord Will Restore
One of the things that at the heart of our faith, and is one of the reasons for our hope, is that God is a God of redemption. God restores, God brings hope, God brings life. God is never finished … Continue reading
The Apple of His Eye
This summer during my renewal leave, I spent a good amount of time reading the Psalms. I have always loved them, but they especially spoke to me in this time. There are so many things that I love about them … Continue reading
Blessed are Those who Dash Your Children’s Heads Against the Rocks
My whoopings as a child were almost always for my smart mouth. I’ve always been a smart aleck. I try to use my powers for good and not for evil, but it is hard sometimes. After I became a Christian, … Continue reading
Delight
What do you delight in, in life? What is it, in life, that is truly beautiful? That is truly good? That truly gives life and purpose? Our world spins ever so quickly, it seems doesn’t it? There needs to be … Continue reading
Today, Breathe
We live in an age that is in turmoil. We live in an age that is overloaded with information, where everything seems to be hurling at us at warp speed. We get information on our phones, through social media, through email, … Continue reading
While the Nations Rage
Rich Mullins was one of my favorite Christian artists of all time. He wrote a song entitled “While the Nations Rage” that is inspired by Psalm 2. That song has led me to a deep love of this song over the … Continue reading
When You Can’t Trust Your Feelings
You ever felt like God is not listening? Like God has forgotten about you? Like God is ignoring your prayers and pleas? We’ve all felt that way at some point. But, just because we may feel that way, does that … Continue reading
