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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 51
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7 White as Snow, a prayer
Psalm 46
In a section in her book Calm My Anxious Heart entitled, “Martin Luther’s Favorite Psalm,” Linda Dillow writes, The Song of Holy Confident, Psalm 46,
Psalm 42
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
Psalm 40
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Psalm 40:3 Below is a kinetic typology video (an animation
Psalm 31
But I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my
Psalm 27
Psalm 27, composed by John Rutter Cambridge Singers performance conducted by John Rutter
Reconciliation vs. Forgiveness
On June 9, I preached on the subject of reconciliation from 2 Samuel 14. This raised a number of questions, especially related to the concept of
Unexpected Humbling
The following AP picture of this year’s Indiana vs. Louisville college baseball game is an unexpected humbling for someone (can you find it?)…hopefully our “humblings” aren’t as
Psalm 23
It has been said that what the nightingale is among birds, that is this divine ode among the Psalms, for it has sung sweetly in
Psalm 19
We hope that you are continuing with us through the second week of reading through the Psalms. Below is a beautiful trumpet and organ performance
Maranatha Week
Jim is going to be the speaker at Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference Center in Muskegon for part of the first week, June 22-29. We would
Leap Over a Wall
If you are looking for a summer book to read and are interested in a book to go along with our study of the Psalms and 2
Psalm 8 – “How Majestic”
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:1
Jesus’ Words of Love
From the sermon on Sunday, following are the words of love and healing that Jesus was speaking to the “Tamars” of our congregation. Jesus says, My dear child. I am so
Ragamuffin: Feature Film on the Life of Rich Mullins
Rich Mullins is one of my favorite Christian artists and this movie is a great insight into his struggles and deep spirituality. I had the
Psalm 1
Sunday begins our summer in the Psalms! Since we start with Psalm 1, the following is from a commentary on how the opening Psalm sets the course
Praisebook for God’s People
Worship is a daunting task. For that reason, God gave us the Psalms – a praisebook for God’s people. The Psalms could be titled God’s
Summer of Psalms
This summer, Jim will conclude our Undivided sermon series preaching from 2 Samuel and the Psalms. As a family, we decided to read through the Psalms