I often think that it is the other person who is to blame and who needs to change, but when I look closer into the word, I realize that the broken face staring back at me from the truth of scripture is no other than my own. Read more

I wonder what the circumstances of the Psalmists life was when he asked “Why, Lord, do you stand off?” But I’m not sure I will ever know. But it is not difficult to understand how, given today’s circumstances, we might ask the same question. Read more

The earth is filled with the unbounded glory of God. Yet, for reasons known only to God, he has made man to be the rulers of his creation AND the ones who sing of his majesty. But how is it possible that sinful fallen creatures such as us could be the ones to sing his praise? Read more

Whether they are real tears or not, we all have those moments when we wonder if there is anyone to listen. We wonder if we will be left alone to stumble through life or if someone will come to our side and walk with us. This poem was my way of sorting out the main question in Psalm 6. Read more

Most people I know have found themselves in the midst of a great trial in life and wondering if there ever will be a way out. We wonder who will come to our aid and bring us back into the community? Read more

It is easy for me to read Psalm 2 and think it is written about other people, about those who rage against God. But one of the supreme ironies of scripture, for me at least, is that in those moments when I think a passage is about someone else, I find that it is about me. Read more

The following poem is my response to the imagery of the tree in Psalm 1 and how it may be conceptually related to other trees that are found throughout scripture. Read more