Psalm

In meditating on the words of scripture, I discover a Word who meditates on me.

The psalmist is bossy: “Sing to the Lord a new song.”

Fruitful ministry becomes sustainable when it is shared, person to person and generation to generation.

This familiar text takes on new dimensions when read in tandem with this week’s epistle and gospel texts.

A dead shepherd isn’t helpful to anyone, least of all to the sheep left behind.

The psalms of ascent press hard against the norms of our bootstrap culture.

The psalms of ascent press hard against the norms of our bootstrap culture.

The psalms of ascent press hard against the norms of our bootstrap culture.

The psalms of ascent press hard against the norms of our bootstrap culture.

Lament psalms typically move to trust at some point, but reading only those verses feels strange in Lent.

The myth that alternative gospels were suppressed by empire and only recently rediscovered is too good to be true.

The myth that alternative gospels were suppressed by empire and only recently rediscovered is too good to be true.

Simeon and Anna echo the worship material of ancient Israel.

The God of exiles, refugees, and migrants still shines light amid today’s present darkness.

Psalm 34 is like balm to the weary spirit and nourishment to the hungry soul.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

Surely God isn’t a narcissist who demands our attention.

Surely God isn’t a narcissist who demands our attention.