I was talking with a friend the other day about many of today’s problems and how Christians should respond. At some point in the conversation she said something like “I’m tired of all the people who say ‘Jesus is the answer’ and then do nothing about it on their own.” I didn’t respond at the… Continue reading Psalm 34: I Wonder What Would Happen to this World?
Category: Psalm Meditations
Psalm 33: What If I Don’t Feel Like Singing?
The first time we are told to sing a new song unto the Lord is in Psalm 33, but to be honest, I rarely feel like singing. I think I attribute a portion of my reticence to bad genetics, as no one in my family has a good singing voice. In fact, I remember my… Continue reading Psalm 33: What If I Don’t Feel Like Singing?
Psalm 32: The Source of Happiness
Psalm 32 begins with the phrase “Blessed is the one…” and I’ve often wondered what “blessed” really means. The Psalms use “blessed” quite a bit (twenty-five times to be exact) which is more than half of the times it’s used in the Old Testament (forty-five times). In the New Testament, the Greek equivalent is used… Continue reading Psalm 32: The Source of Happiness
Psalm 31: My Times are in His Hands
It was about noon and the sun should have been high in the clear sky, but instead the land was covered in darkness. Standing in the distance I could tell accusations and taunts were being hurled at the man on the cross. Unlike others I had seen crucified, this man was different, at least he… Continue reading Psalm 31: My Times are in His Hands
Psalm 30: Must All Good Things Come to an End?
I’ve been told my whole life all good things must come to an end, and for the most part, I’ve allowed myself to believe it. My first recollection of this phenomenon was in elementary school when a close friend moved to Seattle. A group of parents took us to see the fantastic Disney movie “Hawmps”… Continue reading Psalm 30: Must All Good Things Come to an End?
Psalm 29: The Third Voice
We live in a world where the din of a thousand voices clamor for time competing to be heard. We hear them on the radio, in podcasts, and on the street; we read them in the newspaper, magazines, and the internet; at times we even cast our own voice into the mix, hoping, just like… Continue reading Psalm 29: The Third Voice
Psalm 28: Judgment or Mercy?
I remember a conversation I had many years ago with a fellow worker regarding how to pray for some people who had been scheming against our company. I don’t recall the specific details of the situation but I know we were in a bit of a bind and some people were not playing nice. In… Continue reading Psalm 28: Judgment or Mercy?
Psalm 27: The Solution to Oppression and Injustice
We live in a world of oppression and injustice and I am confident anyone who might actually be reading these posts would be able to speak of the oppression and injustice they have felt in their lifetime. In fact, any person you stop on the street would be able to describe the troubles of this… Continue reading Psalm 27: The Solution to Oppression and Injustice
Psalm 26: A Life of Dross
I don’t remember many things from my youth, but I do remember the first time I saw liquid metal. I was a child and my neighbor was repairing the plumbing in her house. The workers had stripped the bathrooms of fixtures and were reworking many of the pipes they found in the walls. Her garage… Continue reading Psalm 26: A Life of Dross
Psalm 25: Are You Insane?
A coach with whom I once spent a great deal of time said on numerous occasions “insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.” In the context of athletics, the truth of his claim was painfully obvious each year when players persisted in the same training behaviors (or more frequently,… Continue reading Psalm 25: Are You Insane?