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. […] Read more
Psalm Devotionals
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, […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more