Psalm 137
From the founding of the kingdom in 1051 B.C. under the leadership of Saul, it took 465 years for Israel to go from a place of power and prominence to national oblivion. During these tumultuous, trying, and sometimes triumphant years, the Lord warned His people of impending doom through the courageous cries, teaching, and preaching […]
Psalm 136 – Part 2
I received an excited and emotional call from one of our former members on Wednesday. After years of struggling with their son’s special needs and brain issues which caused violent, unpredictable seizures, a recent brain scan came back all clear. God had done what doctors and medicines said couldn’t be done. The parents know it, […]
Psalm 136 – Part 1
When someone does something for you, what is the natural, prudent, and courteous thing to do? Yes, you got it. Take a second to say “Thank you.” While shopping with Liz the other day, I opened the door for her at a store and she walked in. Seeing another lady waiting to exit, I did […]
Psalm 135
Psalm 133
I remember the first personal contact I had with a new parishioner we’ll call Dave. I ran into him in the church office while he spoke with the secretary. After I introduced myself, he said, “My wife and I are coming from a very large church which had a number of issues, so I just […]
Psalm 128
Psalm 120
If you had to select a spiritual song to set the tone for your journey to worship today, what would it be? Ten Thousand Reasons Everlasting God Blessed Assurance Is He Worthy? It is an interesting thought, but an important one. For ancient saints living in Israel, they did not just have one song to […]
Psalm 119 – Part 2
Difficulty engulfed the prophet Jeremiah’s ministry because God tasked him with speaking truth to the ungodly nation of Judah as well as the godless nations of the world (Jer. 1). God, therefore, used this brave young man to specifically call the spiritually and morally calloused nation to repentance before they fell to the Babylonians in […]
Psalm 119 – Part 1
What is a miracle? Dr. Norman Geisler defines it well in his book When Skeptics Ask, “A miracle is divine intervention into, or interruption of, the regular course of the world that produces a purposeful but unusual event that would not have occurred otherwise.”[1] I wholeheartedly agree with this definition. What does it have to […]
Psalm 116
Looking back over my Christian walk of the last fifty-four years, I have learned much about how prayer interfaces with problems God, in His sovereignty, sends our way. So far, I can isolate three ways our prayer impacts the trials we encounter. One, our bold prayers of faith sometimes position us to see God save […]
Psalm 115
Several years ago, Dr. Os Guinness gave me a copy of his book Fool’s Talk. What is the purpose of the book, written by a world-class, highly effective apologist? His goal is to help equip Christians to know how to properly and powerfully address our ever-darkening culture. In the first chapter, titled Creative Persuasion, the […]
Psalm 113
If you had to choose a spiritual, Christian song to praise God for saving you, which song would it be? Choruses I Could Sing of Your Love Forever Your Grace Still Amazes Me Grace Flows Down Your Grace Is Enough Hymns ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus Wonderful Grace of Jesus Come, Thou Fount […]
