When we don’t know what to pray to God, His Word says it for us. Here's how to pray the Psalms:
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Confession doesn’t come easy for me, and I bet the same goes for you. Could it be because we feel shame, fear of punishment, or feel vulnerable, guilty? I know I spend way too much energy trying to appear perfect. In our passage today David addresses this and helps us understand it better. His prayer is an example for us, showing the benefits of confessing our sin.
Read MoreSo glad I was assigned the simple chapter of Luke 21. Said no one ever. Here we have Jesus’ prophetic words about the coming tribulation which double as both the anticipation of the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 and the future events preceding Jesus’ return. I will focus on the latter: prophecy for the end of the age.
Read MoreMy favorite book (besides the Bible of course) is J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The first time reading it, my stomach clenched, heart pounded, and I exclaimed “oh no!” during some dark chapters, like when the heroes went through the mines of Moria and Gandalf was lost to the Balrog, or when Frodo was captured by orcs and brought to the Tower of Cirith Ungol.
Read MoreThe specter of death weighs more heavily on our country than any time since World War II. What a gnawing fear we face, not knowing how or when we, or our loved ones, might contract COVID-19. For my family it also triggers the pain of losing our son Peter to suicide in 2008. The finality of death accompanied by waves of sadness seems to leave little room for recovery or hope.
Read MoreThe Lord is my light and my salvation- whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid? What a fitting Bible verse, as the new year has come upon us and Covid seems never ending. What is your fear?
Read MoreGenesis 34 is titled in my Bible, “Dinah and the Shechemites.” While this portion of Genesis is supposed to be about Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, I find it interesting that she does not speak nor make a decision for herself throughout her entire story. She is abused by an outsider and then silenced by her opportunistic brothers bent on avenging her.
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