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God’s Great Power
Today’s devotional took place at Calvary Church (I had to edit out the reference). I love the idea of the church as a staging center where people receive a fresh reminder of the Spirit’s power at work in and through them each Sunday – not to keep it to themselves
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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.
Psalm 88
Following is a choral performance by the Psalm Choir of the Protestant Reformed Church in America. They are singing Psalm 88, Psalter 240 titled “An
Psalm 82
This week we just happen to have another spoken word performance. It is a reading of Psalm 82 from The Voice, a new Bible translation.
Psalm 75 – Halfway!
We are halfway through the Psalms! We hope that the Summer of Psalms has been an encouragement. We have enjoyed reading them as a family
Psalm 73
Following is a “spoken word” performance of Psalm 73. While it is an urban performance of the Psalm and probably quite different than you have
Psalm 71 Reflections
Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. Psalm 71:9 In an essay entitled “Resolutions
A Song For All Peoples
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us — so that your ways may be known on
Comfort from the Psalms
In an interview entitled, “Rising From the Valley of Death” on ChristianityToday.com, Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman talked about writing the songs for his album
Psalm 62 Song
Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will
The Value of Reading the Psalms in Community
The Psalter is the vicarious prayer of Christ Jesus for his Church. Now that Christ is with the Father, the new humanity of Christ, the