“My heart is steadfast, O God;I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.” Psalm 108:1 Sometimes, when I read my Bible, I can’t get through the first verse before I collapse into the need for my soul to be honest. All real Bible study starts with honesty. Without an honest soul–a willingness … More Interpreting the Bible Well
I saw a wonderful video this week about a High School football player by the name of Malachi Coleman. As Steve Hartman tells the story, Malachi and his sister were abandoned by their mother but eventually adopted by a couple in Nebraska after a troubled number of years in the child welfare institutions. He arrived … More Gratitude Produces Help for Others
Three Hours of Prayer Psalm 49 is broken up into five relatively equal stanzas in the NASB95 version (1-4, 5-9, 10-12, 13-15, and 16-21). The ESV version supplies the summary heading in the form of a question, “Why Should I fear in Times of Trouble?” Why indeed, when we take the teaching of Psalm 49 … More Psalm 49 Three Hours of Prayer
Lifting our souls to God is a daily grind. It is also a daily joy. It is also a daily necessity. Never let your soul forget.
The Apostle Paul’s Testimony 11 To this present hour we hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and roughly treated, and homeless; 12 and we labor, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure; 13 when we are slandered, we try to plead; we have become as the scum of the world, the grime of all … More How to Live in the World as a Christian
Last week, I checked out from the Library Victor Frankl’s classic book, Man’s Search for Meaning, now with over 16 million copies sold. (Think about that for a minute. If you had a penny for every book sold of those books, you would be $160,000 richer!) The foreword to the book by Harold Kushner summarizes … More Forces Beyond Your Control
Some time ago, I was reading a book investigating the religious heritage of Shakespeare. (I know, I’m a little weird and just a bit of a nerd.) Anyway, there was a quote that arrested my attention even though it had little to do with Shakespeare. Here’s the quote: “[In] one of Sherlock Holmes’ mysteries, . … More Beginning Friday: A New Series
The command to praise Psalm 47 is one of the Psalms that invites the heart into a question with its very first words, “O clap your hands, all peoples . . .” Well, why? Why should we clap our hands? Why should “all peoples” express such praise with such exuberance? The construction of the song’s … More Exuberance in Worship isn’t Just for Charismatics
Take a moment and let these 10 ideas stimulate your own plan to make a difference in your neighborhood. Spring clean up: Find the oldest, neediest, or maybe the couple with the youngest children, and figure out a way to help with all the Spring things that need to get done. Go help them do it. … More Ten Ways to Make a Difference in Your Neighborhood This Spring
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