Blogging the Bible – Currently in 2 Corinthians
A Royal Love Song – Ps 45
When royalty marries, it is no small deal. Especially in the ancient world where the whole nation...
When Nations Fall – Is 47:7-11
This is how the Bible describes the fall of the nation of Babylon (Is 47:7-11): I was angry with...
A Sweet Past, a Sour Present…Why Lord? – Ps 44
This psalm is so abrupt. It starts out so warm and friendly. The sons of Korah are recalling the...
His Song Will Be With Me in the Night – Ps 42
Longing. That's how this psalm of the sons of Korah (1 Chr 6:31-37) begins. "As a deer longs for...
Dear Soul… Ps 43
You can suffer so much before you start feeling rejected by God. "Why have you rejected me? Why...
The LORD’s eyes are on those who help the Poor – Ps 41
I've tried quite a bit internationally, and I've seen something over and over. The Lord seems to...
Waiting Patiently, Praying Fervently – Ps 40
I'm amazing at how often when reading through the David psalms that David talks about waiting...
Every Man/Woman a Vapor – Ps 39
My dad once told me when I was little that the only way to not get in trouble was to sit in a...
Parents and Discipline
Parents discipline children when they are young so that they will be able to discipline themselves...
Prayer of a Suffering Sinner – Ps 38
David blew it. And it was bad. We don't know if it was the Bathsheba incident or something else,...
