Once I heard about the eclipse happening this year and as close to me as it was, there was no way that I was going to miss heading down to see it. I am grateful for a family that is equally adventurous to want to […]
All posts tagged: Hope
Psalm 22 – Forsaken
The other morning, I was heading to an event for the Presbytery and ended up getting down there about 30 minutes earlier than I needed to. Right by the church where we were to meet was a cemetery that looked like a nice place for […]
Psalm 21 – Rise Up
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 […]
Psalm 16 – Distance
I’ve been praying through Psalm 16 a lot the last few weeks – there’s been a lot happening in my life and in the world that has been heavy on me. Prayers for family members, for friends, for the church I serve, for the community […]
Psalm 13 – Lament
Yesterday afternoon all along the main drag of our town, every tree and every pole had white and blue ribbons tied to them. They were in recognition of the release of Otto Warmbier, the young man who was just released from prison in North Korea. […]
Psalm 12 – Chalk
I’ve been reading through Psalm 12 for over a week now. Initially my focus as I read was on verses 6-7: The Lordʼs words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined. […]
Psalm 9 – Something Wonderful
I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds! I will be happy and rejoice in you!I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. […]
Psalm 6 – Sight
My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies. – Psalm 6:7 There is a theme in these early Psalms about struggles and finding God through those times. There are many laments of asking God where God is at. Psalm […]
Imago Scriptura 110 – Jeremiah 48-49 – Silence & Gravel
This morning did not feel like a day to go for my normal workout at the gym. After sitting in with one of the small groups at church early this morning, I went for a long walk around a park to pray, to listen, to chew […]
Imago Scriptura 108 – Jeremiah 32-33 – Overcoming
So, last night I was up until the end of that crazy World Series game 7. I didn’t have a huge rooting interest in either team but the game was too good to turn off. I definitely would have kicked myself if I had gone […]
Imago Scriptura 101 – Isaiah 9 -Hope
So often this passage from Isaiah 9 is read in connection with Advent and Christmas – the looking ahead to the coming Messiah, but I heard this passage in a different way this morning… The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; […]
Imago Scriptura 81 – Psalms 51-53 & Romans 2 – Upside Down
So, I took this picture laying on a rock on the boulder field below Devil’s Tower while leaning my head backwards. Why? Because I thought it would be good to do – the kids thought I was crazy. But it captures something for me about […]
