O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath! Lord, is it right to ask you not to be angry and hold back your wrath when I am worthy of judgment? For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on […] Read more
Psalms
Psalm 37: The Green Grass of the Wicked
My first reading of Psalm 37 quickly left me confused. I don’t mean to say the words were incomprehensible, rather, I found the structure to be elusive. Being somewhat persistent, I studied and consulted commentaries to find some insight, but most of them said that other than it being an […] Read more
The Light to See: Psalm 36
This poem is taken from my book A New Song, (Westbow Press, 2016) and can be found online HERE. Read more
Psalm 36: The Arrogant Light of the Wicked
One of the great literary turns in scripture is found in Romans chapter 1 and chapter 2. In Romans 1 Paul describes the consequences of sin, using the word “they” or forms of that word, nearly 30 times referring to sinners. But in chapter 2 Paul begins speaking of sinners […] Read more
Psalm 35: Difficult Prayers
Of all the prayers I am asked to offer God, the most difficult one, I think, is when I’m asked to pray for those who mistreat me. Actually, now that I think about it, those might be the easiest prayers to offer. What I mean is, it’s easy to ask […] Read more
Psalm 34: I Wonder What Would Happen to this World?
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.” […] Read more
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. […] 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 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 […] Read more