Tag: Psalms

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 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?

Psalm 23: Do You See the Moonwalking bear?

I’ve frequently heard people claim Psalm 23 as one of the most beautiful works of poetry ever written, and I have to agree. Furthermore, it’s not only good poetry, but good theology: the Lord is our shepherd. But there’s more to Psalm 23 than just good poetry. It is like the “Test Your Awareness” video… Continue reading Psalm 23: Do You See the Moonwalking bear?

Psalm 22: Echoes of Eternity

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, Lema sabachthani?” (which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). I have tried to make this mediation about something other than the obvious, but try… Continue reading Psalm 22: Echoes of Eternity

Psalm 19: God’s Voice

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the centre of the image, and is responsible for the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is coloured blue in this image.

God speaks to us in the rhythm of nature, through the words of his mouth, and by the life of his son. Are we able to feel, hear, and live all three?

Psalm 20: Horses and Chariots

The Israelites were free. They had been released by Pharaoh and asked…uh, rather…told to get on their way. They left with great wealth, large families, and much cattle. Off they went into the wilderness, being led by a pillar made of a cloud during the daytime and a pillar of fire at night. Their God… Continue reading Psalm 20: Horses and Chariots

Psalm 19: The Music of God

A few years ago I was in a seminary class when the topic of beauty and nature arose. There was a minor discussion full of sound and fury signifying nothing, but I can still remember one comment a fellow student made. He said something like this, “Sure, I can appreciate a good sunset like anyone… Continue reading Psalm 19: The Music of God

Psalm 18: Camus, Dawkins, or David?

“The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.” Of the many memorable lines in literature, and there are many, the closing paragraph of Albert Camus’ The Stranger might be one of the most depressing. The main character, Meursault, whose mother died prior to the start of the book, finds himself in… Continue reading Psalm 18: Camus, Dawkins, or David?