book review: a long obedience in the same direction
In A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Eugene Peterson discusses discipleship as a pilgrimage as opposed to an instant achievement. He devotes each chapter for reflection on one of the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). These Psalms are chosen as the foundation of the book because they are “travel songs” and they operate like [...]
when we discover a day signed with love
I coast through most days on auto pilot. But today is different, and I don’t know why, but as the sun wakes me slowly, I have that deep within feeling that this day before me has been made by God, and as the sun spills across my bed, and dances across the room, I know [...]
immovable me
“Your mother-in-law has terminal brain cancer.” “Uncle Ted died.” “Your father-in-law had a heart attack.” “Honey, I got in a wreck. I’m ok, but the car doesn’t look so good.” These are all things that have been said to me in the last year and a half or so. Each time I heard these life-altering phrases, [...]
[management by God] the source of wisdom
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Do you ever wish you could always make the right decisions in every circumstance? Have you been in a situation where you wish that you could get a “do-over”? Making the right decisions isn’t a luck or chance thing. It requires wisdom. I don’t mean just head-knowledge. Head-knowledge is important, but it’s still limited. Where head-knowledge [...]
the gift of psalms
When I ordered my copy of The Word of Promise’s The Gift of Psalms I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a resource that I will use over and over again for a long time to come! The Gift of Psalms is a devotional style book that comes [...]
studying the psalms
Some of the most wonderful acts of worship in all of history are those that are recorded in the Psalms. In fact, when David was writing most of them, they expressed a kind of worship that was quite revolutionary for his time. You have to remember that during his days, getting into heaven was more [...]
