While this post can stand on its own, it is meant to be read after reading Psalm 119-Mem. As with any scripture, I would encourage you to find your own voice as you seek to respond to this psalm. If you do find this helpful, feel free to pass it on to someone who might be encouraged as well.
Month: August 2019
Psalm 119:97-104 – Mem
Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts. I hold back… Continue reading Psalm 119:97-104 – Mem
To Change the World
James Davison Hunter’s book To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, & Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, speaks to our all too often misguided attempts at leaving the world better than we found it. Don’t get me wrong, it is always better to leave things better than we find them, and this… Continue reading To Change the World
Psalm 119 – Lamedh: The Arms of Physics
While this post can stand on its own, it is meant to be read after reading Psalm 119-Lamedh. As with any scripture, I would encourage you to find your own voice as you seek to respond to this psalm. If you do find this helpful, feel free to pass it on to someone who might be encouraged as well.
Psalm 119:89-96 – Lamedh
Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants. If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I… Continue reading Psalm 119:89-96 – Lamedh
Psalm 119: Kaph – Wineskins in the Smoke
While this post can stand on its own, it is meant to be read after reading Psalm 119-Kaph. As with any scripture, I would encourage you to find your own voice as you seek to respond to this psalm. If you do find this helpful, feel free to pass it on to someone who might be encouraged as well.
Psalm 119:81-88 – Kaph
My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word. My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?” For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes. How long must your servant endure? When will you judge those who persecute me?… Continue reading Psalm 119:81-88 – Kaph
Spirits In Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics – C.S. Lewis
When we hear the name C.S. Lewis most people typically think of Narnia and Aslan, Mere Christianity, or The Screwtape Letters, for they are some of his most popular writings. Rarely, however, will anyone think of his poetic work Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics, but poetry was his first love and it was… Continue reading Spirits In Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics – C.S. Lewis
Psalm 119 – Yodh: Three Essential Truths
While this post can stand on its own, it is meant to be read after reading Psalm 119-Yodh. As with any scripture, I would encourage you to find your own voice as you seek to respond to this psalm. If you do find this helpful, feel free to pass it on to someone who might be encouraged as well.
Psalm 119:73-80 – Yodh
Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments. Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word. I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. Let your steadfast love comfort me… Continue reading Psalm 119:73-80 – Yodh