Psalm 89 is the “cap” to Book III of the psalms. It’s a psalm that praises God for his glorious work but it’s also a psalm that lacks the very thing we should do before we complain: self-reflect. Continue reading Psalm 89: A Covenantal Psalm of Complaint
Our psalm today is considered the most gut-wrenching psalms out there. It’s full of pain, suffering, anguish, and honest questions about what God is doing and why. And yet through all of this we are also given a glimpse of their own hope. Continue reading Psalm 88: An Honest Psalm of Despair
The “throne of Christ” – not really the image most of us think of when we picture Jesus. But shouldn’t we? Are we missing the MAJOR understanding of Christ when we fail to look at his ROLE (instead of our focusing on his work)? Continue reading The Throne of Christ
Psalm 87 is a really short one that may seem obscure – but let us not get lost in the obscureness and fail to see the hope it declares. Continue reading Psalm 87: A Psalm of God’s Wide Embrace
This blog I wrote for FamilyFire is about finding hope in the midst of our pain and suffering. It’s not a blog that speaks on why we suffer but I do speak of the need to focus on the other constant in our life: God. Continue reading FamilyFire: Finding Hope Amid Suffering
Our last and final “sola” in this 5 part series is the culmination of all the others – it’s the apex and full understanding of not only who God is, but his requests of you and me and our meaning in life. Continue reading The Glory of God…ALONE
David’s prayer to God seems chaotic and random and yet it is in that randomness that we see just how in need he is of God and how trusting he is of the one who can put it all back together. Continue reading Psalm 86: A Fervent Prayer to God
