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Entering Into the Christmas Story
Whether you love decorating for the holidays or prefer admiring others’ creativity, all the beautiful Christmas displays can be an invitation to consider that Christmas is not just an event we observe but an ongoing story we can be part of. Read more at God Hears Her. All is well,
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Psalm 139
“Psalm 139” performed by Sarah Reeves off her album Broken Things. The song is a reading of Psalm 139 with the chorus, “Even when I’m
Psalm 136
The following song, Loof de Heer or “Praise the Lord,” is from The Psalm Project — a group from the Netherlands dedicated to modernizing the
Psalm 133
In The Message, Eugene Peterson translates the opening verse of Psalm 133: How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! It can be
Psalm 130
The following song, “From the Depths of Woe” by Indelible Grace, uses the words of Martin Luther’s “Aus Tiefer Not Schrei ich zu Dir” (From
Psalm 126
Earlier this summer, we heard Buddy Greene perform his unique Southern-style gospel music at Maranatha. While I enjoyed the variety of music he played, I
Psalm 120-134; Songs of Ascents
John Hilber, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary Old Testament Professor, writes about the section of the Psalms known as the Psalms of Ascents: Psalms 120-134 are
Psalm 119
With 176 verses, Psalm 119 is both the longest Psalm and the longest chapter in the Bible. The Psalm is also an alphabetic acrostic poem.
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest psalm in the bible — just two verses. But the Psalmist reminds us in just two verses to praise God
Bono on the Psalms
In an interview that aired on June 25 on the Focus on the Family radio program, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly spoke with
Psalm 113
The Message, a paraphrase translation of the Bible, translates Psalm 113: Hallelujah! You who serve GOD, praise GOD! Just to speak his name is praise!
Glittering Vices
If you have additional questions from the sermon this morning about identifying the root of sin in your life, consider reading Glittering Vices: A New
Confession
In the service this morning, we talked about the importance of honestly identifying sin in our lives and hating the sin. But, God doesn’t leave
Psalm 108
Michael W. Smith’s song, “Forever Faithful” begins with beautiful sound of children’s voices reciting the first five verses of Psalm 108.
Psalm 103/10,000 Reasons
In 2011, English worship leader Matt Redman released a new album 10,000 Reasons, which was also the name of the title song. The song “10,000
Psalm 101
In his commentary on the Psalms, Dr. Herbert Lockyer writes: The Psalm before us teaches us that we never praise the Lord better than when
Psalm 97
In a section on the theological implications of Psalm 97, Old Testament scholar John Goldingay writes: Yhwh reigns. Therefore Pharaoh or Sennacherib or Nebuchadnezzar or
Psalm 95
This Sunday Jim is preaching on Psalm 84, which was part of our Summer of Psalms readings for last week. Psalm 95 has a similar
Psalm 91
The Sons of Korah (see blog entry “Sons of Korah” published on Oct. 23, 2012 for more information on the group) perform Psalm 91.