Psalm 106 – Part 2

I loved to attend the annual country fair in the Imperial Valley as I grew up.  The rides couldn’t have been better, the exhibits were fun, and who doesn’t love […]

Psalm 106 – Part 1

The young lady we’ll call Tracy stood out as one of the leaders of my first youth pastoral position in San Diego.  She was smart, funny, perceptive, cared for people, […]

Psalm 103

How do you stay positive when you face so many negative challenges each day?  It is a place you need to get to because if you don’t, the negative trials […]

Psalm 96

Lelia Morris (1862-1929) was quite the woman and wife.  As she cleaned the house, new melodies for Christ just bubbled out of her soul.  She would stop and write down […]

Psalm 95

Several years ago Liz and I had the pleasure of seeing a Cirque du Soleil act in Orlando. I must say, the acrobatic, other-worldly ability of these well-fit people blew me […]

Psalm 91

Several years ago as Liz and I walked the beautiful mall downtown D.C., an ominous storm appeared out of nowhere. Before we knew it, blinding rain pelted us, lightning strikes etched the […]

Psalm 84

People can be passionate about the most amazing things. Consider how some folks view their cars as rolling billboards regarding ideologies they hold near and dear: What do you think this person is sold […]

Psalm 81

How important is it for you to corporately worship the living God? Jesus educates us when He took the disgruntled, envious Pharisees to task on the glorious day of His […]

Psalm 74

What are God’s people to do when their institutions are devastated by ruthless enemies?  How should Christians respond when the culture implodes and into the power vacuum steps ideologically driven […]

Psalm 73

Some questions, based on how God deals or doesn’t deal with various people and issues in your life, can become like a cancer eating away at your once vibrant faith. […]

Psalm 56

When you are in a threatening situation, the last thing you want to do is freeze up in fear.  Take a young, single woman in my last church as a […]

Psalm 55

I mentioned the old hit Backstabbers last week by the O’Jays, and only a handful of people remember this song and this tune. It’s worth recalling the lyrics since many […]