One of the reasons why I love God is that He wants me to be honest. I know He wants me to be honest, because Psalms has verses like this. Sure, there is still the reassurance later on and knowledge that God will come through, but that is not glib or rote. That is coming […]
Read More Psalm 6 – It Ain’t Easy, Help Me OutIt’s worth appreciating something in its entirety. The whole meal, the whole book, all the song, the entire movie. Sometimes though it’s a riff in the song that grabs your attention. It’s the way the chicken is prepared that stirs the reaction. It’s that action sequence that puts the film on another level. Psalm 5 […]
Read More Psalm 5 – ExpectantThe word plea really captures the heart of this Psalm. Plea to God and a plea to people. The safety David finds in God at the conclusion of the Psalm is remarkable and reassuring, but it is the plea to the people in particular that caught my attention. Intriguing that David is calling people away […]
Read More Psalm 4 – PleaSomething I appreciate about the Psalms is the way writers talk from the heart. Here is David on the run from his son. The once highly regarded King is now reverting to his fugitive days before the crown. This is worse, though. It’s not only a family affair, it’s a matter of people who used […]
Read More Psalm 3 – Faith in the Face of OppositionI have an older sister. When we were children, she was bigger and stronger than me. This was evident time and again whenever there was a battle between us. I am sure my parents were amused at my efforts at getting one over on her. It was an act in futility. It would have made […]
Read More Psalm 2 – Conspire or DevoteWhat a difference a year makes. I was a very different person who wrote the first personal update on January 2nd 2016. Different in terms of my emotional wellbeing, my state of mind and what outlook I had on life. Today I type this in a better place. A better place in a lot of […]
Read More Dryden Update – January 2017The contrasts in this Psalm just won’t leave me alone. The imagery is so stark. The way of the blessed man and the way he achieves it in comparison to the way that opposes it. Meditating on the word day and night was something my youngest daughter heard and asked me about. She’s 6 years […]
Read More Psalm 1 – Two WaysMay was a very interesting month. It was as if I had been released from something and a great rush of built up tension was released. It was timely for that to happen too as my dear middle daughter celebrated her tenth birthday. That was also significant because ten years ago I had experienced a […]
Read More YIR15 – 05 – On the Free FlowIt’s one thing for Joshua to get his call from God to go forward and possess the promise. It calls for something else for the people to go with him. Hearing the East Jordan tribes suggest that they would commit to the cause they were called to and encouraging Joshua to do what he needed […]
Read More Confronting the Challenge of the Community Commitment to ChangeThere are few things more worthwhile than reading and growing in understanding the Bible. Of late I’ve recognised it can be easy to get caught up with other material on related topics without returning to the source. Yet there is a joy in returning to what the Bible depicts. There’s one book in particular that […]
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