This Psalm 131 sermon I preached on 7/10/16 may help dial down the volume of the internal noise of your own mind. Amid the Coronavirus, many are awake in the night with noisy thoughts of one sort or another. Psalm…
Selah: What does it mean in the Psalms?
The untranslated Hebrew word “selah / סֶלָה” found 71 times in the Psalms, reminds us that the Psalms are poetry and were often accompanied by musical instruments. This summer I am preaching from the Psalms. The Psalms are precious to…
Hurting Parents: The Most Tired People I Know
Concerned and broken parents are some of the most tired people I know. Sunday’s sermon on Psalm 3 will consider how God sustains his people even when they are brokenhearted for their children and full of regret over their own…
Discouraged About Politics? Savor Psalm 2!
Update: Listen to my sermon on Psalm 2 here. Those of us disillusioned and discouraged about the moral and political landscape of the day would do well to meditate on Psalm 2. In savoring the second Psalm, we move from…
Why Psalm 22 is THE Psalm of the Cross
Charles Spurgeon believed Jesus may have repeated Psalm 22 word for word on the Cross. If you review the New Testament usage of Psalm 22, you will understand why Spurgeon thought so. Psalm 22 is a psalm with application in…
Beautiful, Bit-Sized Devotions By Way of Pollywog Creek
Robbi Cary’s new book, No Matter What, It’s A Good Day When, is out. It features Patricia Hunter’s beautiful photography. If you are someone who struggles to find time in the day to relax and think of God’s goodness, you…
Why You NEED to Take a Walk Today
Read Psalm 8 and take a walk. HT: Z
Quote It Loud Enough for Doctors and Nurses to Hear
During times of danger, Psalm 121 is a great comfort. Say it to yourself. But when you do, be like the lady from my church. Speak up enough for the doctors and nurses to also hear. I called on one…
Psalm 84:11 – God is a Sun and Shield for His Own
Psalm 84:11 reads: For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. Reflect on the picture that God is a “sun” and “shield.” …
Meditation, Motivation and Meekness
Meditate on Psalm 37 in order to consider what it means to be meek and inherit the earth. Have you noticed that when Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5),” he gave the…