For he remembered his holy promiseand Abraham, his servant.So he brought his people out with joy,his chosen ones with singing.Psalm 105:42-43 Has God forgotten about me? That is a question that sometimes troubles us as we struggle with the issues of faith and life. In the Psalm above, the people of God, with …
Category: Psalm
Feb 22
Baptized Dust
for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”(Genesis 3:19) We begin Lent with the solemn reminder of the words of our Creator, “you are from dust and you are going to dust.” This reminder is not to make us feel worthless, but to remind us how transient …
Feb 01
Kingdom Time and Our Problems
How long, O Lord? -Psalm 13:1 The Psalmist in Psalm 13, repeatedly cries out, “How long…?” Our patience and God’s time rarely coincide. When it comes to personal tragedy, time is always at a premium. In Mark’s Gospel time is noted for us in times of tragedy or trial. This keeps …
Oct 20
Let everything that breaths praise the lord! Praise the Lord!
2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5; Psalm 150 The week’s text confronts us in the emotional morass that seems to be all around us. With the savagery and now vicious war that we are witnessing on the TV, with the protests and demonstrations by those that seem not to be persuaded by facts, and the …
