Day 3 Tuesday Prayer of Lament Read Psalm 56:1-13 How is it possible to write without pain?How can anything be written worth reading, that doesn’t pulse from a pen dipped in the blood of a mortal wound? The same could be said about prayer.Lord, is it possible to pray, to really pray without some level of … More A Lament for a Nation’s Soul
In my office are four large file cabinets, 16 drawers in all, and two more drawers in my “aircraft carrier desk” filled with files on every book of the Bible and hundreds of topics related to virtually all fields of literature and the humanities plus numerous topics in science. It is exactly the case in … More Cleaning Out Old Files: Finding Treasures
If you are wearing out Bibles, praise God for your healthy soul. If you are NOT wearing out Bibles, remember that “we live by every word that issues from the mouth of God.” (cf. Proverbs 30:5, Matthew 4:4; Luke 19:48) What the Old Testament said: Proverbs 30:5. Every word of God is tested; He is a … More If You are Wearing Out Bibles
Cultivating the Fear of God as a Lifestyle This past Sunday I had the privilege of teaching a class on the fear of God. This was my third session of about 8 in the class. Today’s assignment for me as a teacher was “How do we cultivate a life that demonstrates a fear of God?” … More Developing a Heart that Fears God
Don’t be misled, this video is only 8, NOT, 9 minutes long. The last minute is an unintentional comedy of me trying to figure out how to turn the darn thing off! Recording was made at about 4:30 AM about a month ago so, be forgiving, please. And be encouraged. Your Bible is filled with … More Meditating on a Boat and a Psalm
Mis-named or Perfectly Named? Yesterday, in the mis-named/perfectly named, Good Friday, we reminded ourselves of the price of our redemption. Today we remind ourselves of the utter loneliness and suffering of the early disciples. On Saturday, their vision of the greatness of the sacrifice was obscured by the pain of their loss, and un-ameliorated by … More A Saturday Meditation Between Horror and Glory
Read Psalm 88 Sometimes called the “saddest psalm in the psalter” Psalm 88 is a psalm of deepest despair. But it is despair out of which there is a beam of hope shining brightly in the midst of its gloom. The English Standard editors supply the following heading: I Cry Out Day and Night Before … More 18 Verses, 1 Request: The Saddest Song in the Psalter
From the first sentence to last there is enough in this one paragraph to meditate for a month. (The capitalization and color emphasis is mine.) “Let us make crystal clear at the beginning of each new day, all we will get from God as believers in Jesus is MERCY. Whatever pleasures or pains may come … More One Powerful Paragraph Saturated with Christ and Gospel Truth
What did I experience? I’m in terrible shape! A twelve mile ride took more than an hour! I went by a 10 year old girl out with her dog for a walk. The dog a brown boxer puppy, took a brief lunge at me and a good loud bark or five. She got him under … More First Ride after A Crash
Read Psalm 23 [ The musical composition was Aubre’s Christmas gift to me in 2010. You can listen while you read. I hope it helps your own meditation on the Scripture. Click on the sound file just above the search box on the right.] In December of 2009 or thereabouts, my son, Marty Schoenleber III … More Too Familiar to be Valuable
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