While this post can stand on its own, it is meant to be read after reading Psalm 119-Ayin. 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.
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Psalm 119:121-128 – Ayin
I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me. My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise. Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your… Continue reading Psalm 119:121-128 – Ayin
Psalm 119 – Samekh: The Single-minded Man
While this post can stand on its own, it is meant to be read after reading Psalm 119-Samekh. 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 119:113-120 – Samekh
I hate the double-minded, but I love your law. You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in… Continue reading Psalm 119:113-120 – Samekh
Beautiful Boy & Tweak
Nic Sheff, an insecure kid who hated who he was, tried nearly everything to hide what was inside of him. His path of self-loathing led downwards into drugs and anything that would allow him to feed his addiction. His father, David Sheff, attempted nearly everything he knew to do in his effort to repair the… Continue reading Beautiful Boy & Tweak
Psalm 119 – Nun: Gandalf, Mirkwood, and Me
While this post can stand on its own, it is meant to be read after reading Psalm 119-Nun. 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 119:105-112 – Nun
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules. I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word! Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules. I hold… Continue reading Psalm 119:105-112 – Nun
Psalm 119 – Mem: Just an Old-Fashioned Love Song
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.
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