Psalm of Trust
I’m working on a book about Psalms, and using the forms found in the Book of Psalms to write your own prayers. While I’m doing that, I’m writing my own…
Noticing
On Sunday, I received a wonderful gift. I’d had kind of a grumpy week. I was scheduled to work six days in a row. (I’ll get a 3-day weekend this…
Contentment vs. Asking with Shameless Audacity
(Picture from June 1, 2013.) I’m on my annual Springtime personal spiritual retreat this week. Monday it began with me thinking about how happy my life is and how fulfilling…
Affinity Combinations
I’m taking my Annual Personal Spiritual Retreat this week. I’d originally meant to start it off with a 48-Hour Book Challenge on Monday morning. Then I thought I’d do a…
Creation Psalms
I’m doing a project where I’m looking at different types of Psalms and using the ideas to write my own psalms. It’s a form of prayer and an exercise that…
Wisdom Psalms
I’m doing a project where I’m going over different types of Psalms I learned about in Psalms class when I was a student at Biola University more than thirty years…
My Own Salvation History Psalm
Last week, I wrote about Salvation History Psalms. Part of my point in analyzing different types of Psalms is to encourage people to try them out. Write a Psalm! It’s…
Legacy
I’ve been thinking about my legacy today. There’s a song by Casting Crowns that plays on Christian radio that is annoyingly catchy that says, “I don’t want to leave a…
Remembering God’s Faithfulness
Back in the 1980s when I was a student at Biola University, I took an amazing class on the Psalms taught by Dr. Edward Curtis. He taught us about the…
Praying in Crazy Times
During this pandemic, I’ve heard people say they don’t even know how to pray. I’m thinking about the Psalms lately as I think about praying. I do believe there are…