Psalm 90 is a perfect psalm for the end of the year. For one thing, this psalm includes the word "year" more...
"Joy to the World" may be my very favorite Christmas carol. I love its exuberant proclamation and inspiring melody. Of course, like most classic hymns and Christmas songs, "Joy to the World" was...
Joy to the world! The Lord is come. ...
Today is the last day of the year. Yes, yes, I know it's the first day of December, and the calendar doesn't change for another month. But, today is the last day of...
Today is Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday in the Christian Year (or Church Year or Liturgical Year). What began in Advent a year ago is now coming to a conclusion. We...
When I was a boy, my parents taught me that it was wrong to boast. If I got an A on a math test or hit a double for my Little League team...
During my sixteen years as pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church, one of my favorite events was our annual Thanksgiving Eve worship service.
If your doctor told you today that you had an enlarged heart, this would not be good news.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my...
Psalm 18 celebrates God's deliverance of David from danger and distress. "The ropes of death entangled me," he writes, "floods of destruction...
Moral chaos breeds chaos.
King David sent his men off to battle but did not go himself. This was the first time he did not lead...
I own a pair of protective goggles and use them faithfully. I wear them when I'm cutting branches with my chainsaw or attacking weeds with my weed whacker. My goggles serve a crucial...
Psalm 16 begins with a cry for divine help: "Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge"...
My daughter, Kara, has always been one to speak the truth.
Psalm 12 begins with a dire description of a culture on the road to ruin: "[T]he godly are fast disappearing! The faithful...
In yesterday's reflection on Psalm 10, we saw that God "bring[s] justice to the orphans and the oppressed" (10:18).
When my wife became pregnant with our second child, she and I were overjoyed.
My friend Tom was born with defective kidneys. Thus, on a fairly regular basis, he has to go in for a kidney test. The doctors want to see if his kidneys are functioning...
I grew up in a culture, church, and family that didn't have much room for sadness. If...
