The best defense is a good offense is an oft-heard quote in military circles that originated or at least is attributed to Jack Dempsey the prizefighter from the 1910s – 1920s. While this sounds good, the fact remains that sometimes offenses stall and other times there is a need for strong defensive fortifications. In the … More Saturday’s Soldiers Devotional – “Best Defense” – 02/10/2024
PSALM 5 PSALM 5:4-6 CONTEXT To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Nehiloth: this is no where else used in Scripture. It is generally and probably thought to be a term belonging to music, and to signify either some kind of tune, or rather an instrument, and particularly a wind-instrument, as Neginoth … More Devotional Thought for Today – Plus – 01/29/2024
Posted by Todd Linn, PhD on January 4, 20240 On two separate occasions, the Psalmist writes, “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no god (Psalm 14:1; Psalm 53:1).’” The statement, however, does not mean that atheists lack intelligence or are somehow intellectually inferior. Indeed, many atheists are exceptionally gifted thinkers and scholars. Instead, the word “fool” in … More Arguments For God’s Existence
As this article points out, praying for Russia’s defeat is fine, even praying those tough Psalms that invoke God’s wrath. But it is not the end-all. Right in the middle of the Bible are passages that many find uncomfortable. The imprecatory psalms are among the hymns that were sung by the people of God, but … More Praying All of the Psalms Over Russia
COLOSSIANS 3 The book of Colossians describes Christ as superior to all other teachers, faiths, and philosophies. In this letter, written from prison, Paul once again tackles false teachings. Among these errors claim that Christians need to give up all physical enjoyments, that they should worship angels, and that they need to rely on the … More Sunday Sermon Series – The Indwelling Word
Worshiping in Pain Brian Fairchild | February 21, 2020 It’s difficult to recall the number of perplexed looks I’ve received over the past two-and-a-half years as I have explained to people my doctoral research project. Some have mused that wrestling with lament for this long must be disheartening. I have experienced the opposite. My intrigue with lament … More Worshiping in Pain
Be Who You Are to Me, God Abner Chou | February 11, 2020 When reading the psalms, it is easy to read quickly over a word like “rock” and think little of it. We might think that this is just the common language of the day. But the psalmists were theologians, especially David. And packed into this … More Be Who You Are to Me, God
December 7 Psalms 142:7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. Mikhail was released after seven years in prison. Because of his political views, he had been detained in a small cell, isolated from the other prisoners. … More Trapped
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. -Psalms 45:17 The sculptor looked at the piece of stone and thought. His mind whirled at the possibilities the stone presented. He could make anything he wanted. He could carve out great beauty. He … More Wisdom from the Psalms – April 19th
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