A few days ago, I felt unmotivated to read my Bible. The circumstances of life wore on me and I felt emotionally drained. While, praise God, these types of days have become fewer over the years, I still fight my flesh and there are days where my heart isn’t in sync with my head. I’ve learned to not let my…
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Psalm 119 is wedged in the middle of the Bible like the most delicious part of a sandwich. And it makes sense, too, because the whole Psalm is a giant love letter to Scripture. I like that God operates this way—dropping affection for the Word right in the middle of the Word. It’s a Psalm that’s long but rich in…
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What is truly ‘good’? Goodness, and its derivatives, are wildly subjective. Just think of all of the ways in which we use the word good in a single day. We may use it to describe our first sip of coffee in the morning, the latest book we’ve read, our child’s drawing, how we are feeling, or some of us have…
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“God not only sees the invisible and penetrates the inaccessible, but is operative there as author of every detail of being.” Derek Kidner The Psalms are a rich treasure trove of practical Christianity. We see the mountain tops and valleys of the Christian life clearly displayed in such a way that we too can echo the praises, pleadings, and petitions…
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I have lived most of my life like a makeshift and broken energizer bunny. With a schedule often overflowing with obligations and commitments, I can run myself ragged from trying to do “all the things.” This past Christmas, I led a new musical dinner theatre program at our school. The show was a joyous and fun night for parents and…
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