Daily observations about following Jesus
It was Monday, and my brain was moving very slowly. I turned to Psalm 19, as I’ve been trying to do all year. “The heavens declare the glory of God,” I read. I started thinking about sitting on the deck to watch the heavens. Early morning when the house gives us shade. It’s cool. The […]
Read More…“But David found strength in the Lord his God.” It’s a simple sentence near the end of 1 Samuel. It’s easy to skip over because of what comes before it. “David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters.” This was one of the worst […]
Read More…Our sense of how conversation should happen is that we say something and immediately the other person says something. When we are face-to-face it happens in seconds. Though often, we don’t hear words in seconds. We walk a long distance without words with a friend, knowing that silence is part of the conversation as well. […]
Read More…I’m reading Psalm 19 every Monday this year. It’s an interesting discipline, to study the same text fresh every week. Here’s what I saw last week. +++ A five-part process of clarifying my perspective. 1. Reflect on God’s work in and of creation. (19:1-6) I suppose that we can think of the heavens as messages […]
Read More…I’ve never talked with you about Psalm 121. It’s a song that strengthens me. When my heart sings it, I am encouraged. It has been shaping me for a several decades but I’ve never talked with you about it. “The sun will not smite me by day, nor the moon by night.” That’s not exactly how […]
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