Read Psalm 90 Poems for Psalms (Another addition to “The Poetry Project”) Always good to read the Psalm first. (Updated) A day working in the garden doing all the physical things that my mostly sedentary lifestyle avoids is a great way to remind yourself of the finitude of life. The great law-giver, Moses, has one … More Taking Psalm 90 Personally
Fellow blogger Evan Curry, posted this “poem-ish” (his word) offering on September 16 and I thought it was worth passing on. Evan appended the following comment to his post: [“I put this poem-ish piece as a “note” on my Facebook once, and I decided to post it here because it is a good reminder to … More “I Used to Like Jesus …”
Sunday Afternoon Musings Part of “The Poetry Project” (Prayers for Psalm Readers) from January 4, 2010 Suggested by Psalm 19:7-14 Prove Your Words Solid Words. Laws. Testimonies. Precepts. Commandments. The fear of the Lord. and rules. More to be desired than gold? Sweeter than honey? Make it so Lord. Give me life. But first give … More Prove Your Word
Friday is for Heart Songs Part of the Poetry Project “Poems for Psalms” A Personal Lament based on Psalm 42-43 4-3-08 [*] Darkness Created Light I am sand. Choking dust in an oasisless expanse stretching to every horizon, sucking hope from a parched and growing-desperate soul. But I am looking for living water. [Chorus] A … More Darkness Created Light
Musing on Church Planting Lurching, Lunging, and Leaning into the Spirit of God What if all our (North American) church planting and multi-siting attempts and efforts of the last three decades were merely the reflection of God’s smile and blessing in the same way a parent smiles and blesses a five year old’s drawing of … More Arrested Development in Church Planting Methodologies
Wednesday is for Prayer Two things to notice and reflect upon when reading/thinking about the psalms. One, the presence of lament—-whole Psalms and portions of many others are given over to lament. Two, the almost complete absence of lament in the songs of 21st century Christians. Maybe one of the reasons we are so weak … More A Morning Prayer of Confession
Poems for Psalms Suggested by Psalm 2 December 29, 2005 Read Psalm 2 Empty Buckets Empty. Powerless. Senseless. Pointless. Meaningless. Absurd. Purposeless. Futile. Without effect. The laughter of heaven holds. The plan will unfold in its time. Fear and rejoice. And take your refuge in Him Who is ever blessed And ever blessing. © Marty … More Why Do the Heathen Rage?
Suggested by a Reading of Psalm 1 Meditating on Psalm 1 12/28/2005 5:30 AM I don’t remember how long I had been up. But it is not normal for me to be awake early. If I am reading my Bible before 7:30 in the morning it is because God or caffeine or anxiety is robbing me … More Wisdom Flees from Neglect
Weekend Musings Inside Psalm 119 and the Poetry Project (My son inspired me to keep working on a project I thought of a couple of years ago. The idea is to write a poem of personal reflection for each Psalm in the psalter. If you search on the word “Poetry” or “Poetry and Prayers” inside … More Affliction and the God Who Teaches
I’ll be back to my normal schedule on Monday. For now, here’s another offering from my old blog archives. “The Spring of Him who Called“ עֵין הַקּוֹרֵא En-hakkore (from Judges 15:19) And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it. And when he drank, his spirit returned, … More Memorializing a Great Work of God
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