Hope for the Hopeless
daily reading plan May 15, 2020 by Steven Lulich You who have made me see many troubles and calamitesWill revive me again; From the depths of the earthYou will bring me up again.”Psalm 71:20 In my life, I don’t feel like I have personally known “many troubles and calamities,” but I know others who have. […]
Return of the King
daily reading plan May 13, 2020 by Tim O’Connor “…the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary” (Psalm 68:24) Last week, I reflected on Psalm 31, which Christ quoted in his dying words, and our need to prepare for the inevitable occasions when our faith and hope is tested, and our usual support […]
Better than Life
daily reading plan May 12, 2020 by Bob Whitaker In Psalm 63 David makes a dramatic statement. “Your love is better than life.” When David writes this Psalm he is living in the desert of Judah. He might be fleeing from King Saul or more likely he is running for his life because of a […]
We Have Heard with Our Ears
daily reading plan May 8, 2020 by Aaron Brown I find it easy to judge the Israelites. Don’t you? I think about the beautiful and bloody story of God making his covenant with Abram to the binding of Isaac. I think about Jacob wrestling with God and how God saved Jacob and his sons from […]
Commit Your Way to the Lord
daily reading plan May 7, 2020 by Steven Lulich “Commit your way to the Lord;Trust in Him, and He will act.He will bring forth yourRighteousness as the light,And your justice as the noonday.”Psalm 37:5-6 I have recently been a bit out of sorts. I’ve been tired, frustrated, overwhelmed, uncertain. How long will we need to […]
In God’s Hand
daily reading plan May 6, 2020 by Tim O’Connor “Into your hand I commit my spirit…” (Psalm 31:5) The Psalms are the prayer book for the people of God. Being so familiar to ancient Israelites, the language of the Psalms frequently gets quoted by other biblical writers. David’s Psalm 31 is a favorite. Phrases from […]
Fearless Faith
daily reading plan May 5, 2020 by Bob Whitaker “The Lord is my light and salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” There is an obvious answer to that question – NO ONE! Why? Because in Psalm 27 the writer is […]
Punk Evangelicals and Psalm 19
daily reading plan May 4, 2020, by Dan Waugh I have been a fan of punk rock for a long time. The classic punk band The Clash famously sang, “I fought the law, and the law won.” Punk is a movement based on fighting the man, resisting those in authority, pushing against the law. Evangelicalism and Punk […]
Silver Linings
daily reading plan May 1, 2020 by Matt Wooden Psalm 1 Stories of silver linings emerging from the quarantine have sprung up from so many sources. Among the “silverest” for our family has been the increased time out-of-doors. We have been especially thankful that the state parks have remained open and that we have had […]
Behold the Man
daily reading plan April 30, 2020 by Steven Lulich So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” John 19:5 A number of years ago I came across this little chestnut, scribbled (of all places) across the door of a public restroom stall: Nietzsche: […]