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 […]
Psalm 112
If you are a God-fearing person, one thing is for sure: the blessing of God rests upon you. How do I know this? Because it is a timeless truth woven all through the Psalter. Our study of this great book opened with this promise in the first chapter: 1 How blessed is the man who […]
Psalm 111
Hymns. Each one teaches you rich, meaningful theology. My sister, Marla, loved to sing Blessed Assurance as ovarian cancer took a toll on her body. Why did she love this old number? It meant much to her because of what it says to any saint, whether you are living a large life or facing your […]
Psalm 110 – Part 2
Last Thursday one of our garage door mechanisms malfunctioned so I called a door company to come and look at it. When the two men arrived in their work truck, I met them out in the street and introduced myself. I quickly surmised based on our conversation that the one man was the main worker […]
Psalm 110 – Part 1
Last Sunday after worship I headed over to Home Depot to pick a part I needed for my kitchen remodel. Stopping by the Customer Service desk, I first returned an item . . . and I walked right up to the register. That does not happen on a weekend afternoon. The young man working with […]
