Monday, July 22, 2024
When reading Psalm 77, I was reminded of the song “Do It Again” by Elevation Worship and its lyrics proclaiming God’s faithfulness. “Your promise still standsGreat is Your faithfulness, faithfulnessI’m still in Your handsThis is my confidenceYou’ve never failed me yet” What first caught my eye in this Psalm though, before… Read more
Friday, July 19, 2024
Father to the fatherless, defender of widows – this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families;He sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. Psalm 68:5-6 NLT Early in my career, I was asked to take on a project for… Read more
Thursday, July 18, 2024
A couple weeks ago my family and I went on vacation to Florida. I was telling a friend of mine our plan and his response was, “In July?” Yes, in July. It was hot. One day we went on a long bike ride. I’ve got two boys, ages 6 and 3, that we pulled along… Read more
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
The Psalms are often known as Jesus’ Prayer Book. When we look at how Jesus prayed (and taught!) we see that his life was saturated in the book of the Psalms. Today’s Scripture readings are from Psalms 59-62. In these texts, we see some BIG emotions and POWERFUL declarations: “Rescue me from my enemies.” ~… Read more