Tuesday, July 16, 2024
								
								
																	
																Psalms 55-58 have something in common. They are all written for “the director of music.” They assumed a worshiping community, where someone was in charge of picking and leading the music. In Ephesians, we are told that we should “Sing Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.” Peter Marty, editor of the “Christian Century,” recently wrote an… Read more
							
													
								
									Monday, July 15, 2024
								
								
																	
																Have you ever gotten a stain on your favorite shirt?   It was Christmas day and I had received a sweatshirt that I was super excited about, so naturally, I had to wear it the rest of the day! I am getting ready for the day to head to my grandparents’ house when I look down… Read more
							
													
								
									Friday, July 12, 2024
								
								
																	
																In reading the Psalms, have you noticed that one-third of the Psalms are what we might call “praise” Psalms and two-thirds of the Psalms are what we might call “laments” or “complaints before God?” God wants us to have an honest faith and he even gives us the script in the Psalms. God is good. Read more
							
													
								
									Thursday, July 11, 2024
								
								
																	
																It’s no surprise that the Bible teaches us how to pray, but what the Bible teaches us to pray might shock you. David is called a man, “after God’s own heart” (Acts 13:22), so it seems fitting that he’s recorded as praying Psalm 40 with the opening line, “I waited patiently for the LORD to… Read more