Psalm 144

Solomon, being a wise man to beat all wise men (1 Kings 4:29), surely studied the personal and political life of his father, King David. What did he see?  He […]

Psalm 141

Talk about a saint who experienced his share of hostility.  That was David. Even though God had dethroned the inept, egotistical, power-hungry Saul, and replaced him with the young, unproven, […]

Joy To The World

Isaac Watts, who was born on July 17, 1674, had several God-given gifts.  He learned Latin at four, Greek at nine, French at ten, and Hebrew at thirteen.  Can you […]

What Child Is This?

By the world’s standards, William Chatterton Dix was just an obscure nobody.  He enjoyed reading and studying poets, classical literature, and writing his own poetry. Why did he get into […]

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

In 2010 my Christmas series focused on the biblical theology behind some of the favorite Christmas carols.  Digging into the meaning of the lyrics of these memorable musical numbers was […]

Psalm 139

Writing to Christians experiencing the leading edge of Neronian persecution, Peter, who likened the city of Rome to the wicked city of Babylon (1 Pet. 5:13), reminded believers how a […]

Psalm 137

From the founding of the kingdom in 1051 B.C. under the leadership of Saul, it took 465 years for Israel to go from a place of power and prominence to […]

Psalm 136 – Part 2

I received an excited and emotional call from one of our former members on Wednesday.  After years of struggling with their son’s special needs and brain issues which caused violent, […]

Psalm 136 – Part 1

When someone does something for you, what is the natural, prudent, and courteous thing to do?  Yes, you got it.  Take a second to say “Thank you.” While shopping with […]

Psalm 133

I remember the first personal contact I had with a new parishioner we’ll call Dave.  I ran into him in the church office while he spoke with the secretary.  After […]