Then Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole community. Fire blazed forth...
O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? Psalms 13:1 Psalm 13 is a desperate cry to God. It is an example of the...
When have you felt really, really joyful? When have you been so full of gladness that you just couldn't keep it inside?
In Psalm 143, David cries out to the Lord for help.
I grew up in a family of four children. My brother, sisters, and I got along fairly well, though we had our moments of conflict.
Have you ever awakened on a Sunday morning and thought, “Why do I have to go to church today?”
Having recently left a 20-year engagement as a minister at Covenant Baptist Church, I’m suddenly asking a question that is both familiar and unfamiliar. ...
The first line of Psalm 130 is one of the most frequently quoted of the Psalms: “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD” (130:1, KJV).
You might expect confession and pardon in church movies, but not in Hollywood. At least not as the climax. This Oscar winner kneels until its sins are no more.
In 1977, as the praise and worship wave was just beginning to crash on the beaches of the American church, Pete Sanchez, Jr., took Psalm 97:9 in the King James version and wrote...
Psalm 77, written by Asaph, begins with a profound expression of anguish. The psalmist has found himself in a terribly difficult and painful situation. He has cried out to God, even shouting and...
Think about the people around you in your daily work. How can you pray for them?
Journalist Howard Van Smith had long admired a friend whose very presence brought people a feeling of peace. Van Smith asked his friend where such calm came from, and his friend answered with a...
In yesterday’s reflection, I wrote about God’s confounding compassion. He hears our cries. He reaches out to save us. God’s mercy astounds us as he gives us so much better than we deserve...
For many Christians, holiness is thought to be a static state of purity. If we are holy, then we don’t do certain...
When Moses approached the burning bush, God told him to keep his distance and to take off his shoes because he was...
When Moses approached the burning bush, God said to him: “Do not come any closer. . . . Take off your sandals...
When Moses came upon a burning bush that was not consumed, he was understandably curious. But when he started to investigate, God...
Moses, exiled from Egypt, was tending his father-in-law’s sheep in Midian. He led them far into the wilderness, to the place we...
For years, Moses sojourned in Midian, having fled from Egypt because the Pharaoh sought his life. During this period, the Israelites continued...
