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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst

Most of the beatitudes describe characteristics of want - something is lacking. The poor in spirit are not wealthy in spirit (although in...

Blessed are the meek

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. I have a friend who is usually the smartest person in the room. In the rare...

Blessed are those who mourn

Blessed…Mourn. Blessed…Poor. Blessed…Meek. Blessed…Persecuted. David Powlison refers to the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus’ keynote address...

Blessed are the poor in spirit

Blessed are the poor in spirit not the spiritually wealthy or even the spiritually middle-class.

Psalm 143 and a way out of our own heads (and off our screens)

Read Psalm 143 Outside Troubles Three realities exist simultaneously in Psalm 143. Outside forces are squeezing David. Enemies are...

Psalm 91, COVID19, Passion Week and Satan’s Epic Mishandling of Scripture

Read Psalm 91. If one were to do a google search for “pandemics in the Bible” it wouldn’t be too long before you were directed to Psalm...

Isaiah 55 and Trees Clapping their Hands – Reflections in memory of my mom

10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout,...

Psalm 122 and Worshipping in Spirit and Truth

Read Psalm 122 A call to worship Psalm 122 begins with the author rejoicing over a call, a summons, to come and worship. The invitation...

Psalm 120 and Taking the First Step

Read Psalm 120 1In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. 7 I am...

Psalm 98 and Joy to the World – Advent Series pt. 1

Charles Wesley is reported to say that he would have traded all of his 6,000 hymns if he could have written Isaac Watts’ classic When I...

Psalm 62 and learning how to Wait

Read Psalm 62 I remember reading John Ortberg say somewhere that he intentionally will choose the longest line at the grocery store in...

Psalm 28 and Turning to the Lord

Read Psalm 28 What does it look like to find refuge in the Lord? The Psalms repeatedly describe God as refuge, rock, shelter, fortress,...

Psalm 16 and genuine contentment

Read Psalm 16 There is a new book out by Erik Raymond called Chasing Contentment. I can’t recommend the book yet because I haven’t read...

Psalm 34 and tasting that the Lord is good

Read Psalm 34 Psalm 34 begins with praise and invitation. The Psalmist (traditionally attributed to David) proclaims praise will always...

Psalm 118 and Freedom from other’s opinions

Read Psalm 118 Psalm 118 is a litany of familiar lines. Here are a few of the most well-known: Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is...

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