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Never Been This Way Before
On the journey of motherhood that often feels like navigating new and uncertain paths, I’ve found encouragement in the Old Testament account of the Israelites crossing the Jordan River. Whether you’re a mom or not, we’ve all been asked to follow God into unknown futures. I hope this article is
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God Told Me
In the sermon this week, I referenced an article in the Grand Rapids Press about Sarah Farkas, a courageous woman from Zeeland, Mich., who donated one
Advent
During the early centuries of the church, a number of traditions sprung up as ways to teach Christians about the life of Christ and to
Spurgeon and Psalm 91
This morning, I referenced Charles Spurgeon’s love of Psalm 91 because of how the Lord used it to comfort him during a cholera epidemic. In
Made in God’s Image
I received this question recently in regard to John 4:24, which tells us that “God is spirit.” The question was, “We are struggling with the idea
Psalm 150
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! Psalm 150:6 Following is a beautiful end to our Summer of Psalms. Thanks for
Psalm 147
In his book, Prayer, Praise & Promises: A Daily Walk Through the Psalms, Warren Wiersbe writes a devotional for each day of the year from
Psalm 142
In verse 7b David gives his vow of praise — a distinctive of this type of Psalm. In distress he trusts God for release;
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!