Psalm 23

Psalm 23

Our Eastertide Psalm for this Sunday is none other than the 23rd Psalm. The well-known, often-recited first verse is incredibly concise in Hebrew. It’s comprised of two brief sentences, and each sentence consists of only two words in Hebrew. “Yahweh”...
The Movement

The Movement

Has the Movement Jesus started plateaued, stalled, or burnt out? Does any Revolution or Movement or New Song ever last? Some of my friends still listen to music from the sixties and seventies (that’s last century music). They think no better music has replaced it....
Psalm 4, Unbelief, & Trust

Psalm 4, Unbelief, & Trust

Somewhere along the way, I read that Psalm 4 is good for what ails you. The psalm clearly reflects on God’s ability to “put gladness in our hearts,” but on the third Sunday of Eastertide, it has a special job. Psalm 4 addresses unbelief through...
Psalm 4, Unbelief, & Trust

Eastertide

When a birthday rolls around, we often joke in our family that “it’s my birthday week.” Of course, birth day quickly morphs into birthday week which lengthens into the week leading up to the birthday and the week following the birthday and then the...