Every year at this time Psalm 31:15 comes into my thinking. It is a Psalm of Lament, lamenting on the enemies that surround the speaker, the arrogance of the enemies, the viciousness of the enemies, the arrogance of the enemies are all concerns for the Psalmist. Yet even in the face of these enemies, he …
Category: Psalm
Nov 30
First Week of Advent: Hope
Advent Candle 1 stands for hope, and specifically, the Israelites’ hope that the promised Messiah would come. They had been waiting for the Messiah for centuries, wondering what he would look like and what he would do when he arrived. When Jesus was born, that hope was finally fulfilled – “a prophet like you” (Deuteronomy …
Jul 11
Just Ignore the Owner’s Manual
Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth;give me an undivided heart to revere your name.Psalm 86:11 How foolish would it be to buy a new car, but then just toss out the Owner’s Manual? Then when the light comes on the dashboard, just think it is a nice color or …
Jun 22
The Big Question and Light Pollution
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV) When my family moved from Seven Hills near I-480 to Hudson 22 years …
