Its been nearly 2 weeks since I wrote about Psalm 20 and each day since that time, I’ve been reading Psalm 21 and wasn’t finding something that just connected with it. Its not that there isn’t powerful stuff in Psalm 21, but just wasn’t finding […]
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Psalm 19 – First Light
Right about this time of year 24 years ago, I was returning from a mission period in Central America where this Psalm was one that just kept coming up over and over again. I ended up taking a picture of a sunrise over the ocean […]
Psalm 15 – More Chalk
A few weeks ago I wrote about a disturbing message I saw written on a sidewalk. I am grateful to have seen something else written that was not an attack on someone but instead reflected beauty and joy. Psalm 15 is one that focuses on […]
Psalm 14 – Proof
Psalm 14 starts out… Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” I don’t know if I can make the same statement. There are a lot of understandable reasons that people can say that there is no God or god or gods or divine being(s) […]
Psalm 8 – Magnificient
I read this Psalm early this morning and what I decided to do through the day was to look for a bunch of things that spoke to the magnificence of God coming out of the last verse of this Psalm – O Lord, our Lord,how […]
Psalm 2 – Shelter
There’s obviously a lot in this Psalm – The majority of it is speaking of the futility of the kings of the earth seeking to go against the Lord and the Lord’s plans. But as I read it this morning and have been thinking about […]
Savoring the Word 17 – Luke 24:13ff – Emmaus
Yesterday I heard from two friends of mine who are wrestling with where they are in life. Paths that once seemed so very clear did not feel so much at least yesterday. If they (and I and we) are honest with ourselves, that’s probably more […]
Savoring the Word 09 – Luke 10:25-42 – Distractions
Last week was one of those weeks – pulled in lots of different directions and many distractions that were all around. It was a perfect week to be preaching about distractions – the distracted disciples in the Good Samaritan parable and then the distractions that […]
Imago Scriptura 115 – 1 Peter 2:9 – Wonderful Light
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. I woke up this Thanksgiving morning and read this passage and my mind immediately went to […]
Imago Scriptura 89 – Psalm 104 – Beautiful Details
So, I was all set for working on something to continue in 1 Corinthians, but Psalm 104 just grabbed me this morning. I was working out while reading it and I read it about five times in a row as I just marveled at the […]
Imago Scriptura 76 – Psalm 8 – Chris
This morning my friend Chris and I went on a short walk to watch the sun rise (5:15am) over the lake near our campground. He and I have been friends for a very long time and its been wonderful how our respective wives and kids have […]
Imago Scriptura 74 – Psalm 1-3 – Sanctuary
This was my sanctuary for worship this morning. It is Sunday morning and we are heading from North Dakota back down to South Dakota for several days of camping. My morning started at 4:30am heading to an overlook at the entrance to Teddy Roosevelt National […]
