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.
If I were to stand up in front of a group of Christians today and say, “God will give justice to the poor,” I would receive diverse responses.
When life goes in directions we didn't expect, and when those directions include suffering and frustration, we can easily become discouraged.
Psalm 137:9 is one of those verses in Scripture that shocks us. How can such a verse be in God's Word? How...
Have you ever awakened on a Sunday morning and thought, “Why do I have to go to church today?”
Psalm 133 envisions pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem to celebrate a religious festival. Though they have come from diverse places throughout the Ancient Near East, the pilgrims experience profound...
Psalm 132 focuses on David and his concern for God’s “house” in Jerusalem, the temple that David’s son Solomon would build. In this context, the psalmist prays for the priests who served in...
When I was a young child, I suffered from terrible nightmares. Every couple of months, I’d start crying out in my sleep...
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).
In 1971, theologian and psychologist Wayne E. Oates published a book called Confessions of a Workaholic.
Psalm 126 begins by celebrating the return of the Israelites from exile (126:1). It was a time of laughter as God’s people rejoiced in the “amazing things” God had done for them (126:2-3).But the...
I want us to read the Nicene Creed:The Nicene Creed(A. D. 325; revised at Constantinople in A. D. 381)I believe in one God, the Father Almighty;Maker of heaven and earth,And of all things...
Psalm 117 is a simple, short call to worship. It is directed, not only at the people of Israel, but at “all you nations” (117:1). It calls all people on earth to worship...
Psalm 99 opens by identifying God as king (99:1). He is not just any old king, however, but the “Mighty King” who is over all nations, and before whom all nations should “tremble” (99:1, 5). Thus...
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...
When I lived in Southern California, I occasionally enjoyed body surfing at the beach. It was a thrill to get out in the surf, to swim as fast as I could just as...
When I was a boy, I loved playing “Hide and Seek.” Little made me happier than when I found the perfect hiding place, a secure enclave where no “seeker” would ever find me...
A word of warning: today’s reflection will be quite unusual in its focus. It will also be unusually long. I’ll get back to “normal” tomorrow. Now that we’ve reflected our way through Christmas...
Donna got up on the wrong side of the bed—and she let people know it.
