Monthly Archives: July, 2025
The Four S’s
(NRSV) Judges 2:1 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, “I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you into the land that I had promised to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you. 2 For your part, do not make a …
In What Do You Delight? Psalms 1:1-3 (NRSV) 1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; 2 but their delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law they meditate day and night. …
Till the Storm Passes By
(NRSV) TO THE LEADER: DO NOT DESTROY. OF DAVID. A MIKTAM, WHEN HE FLED FROM SAUL, IN THE CAVE. Psalm 57:1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, until the destroying storms pass by. …
An Example for All (NIV) 1Tim 1:12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. 13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 …
Keeping a Tender Heart
(NIV) Ps 95:6 Come, let us bow down in worship,let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;7 for he is our Godand we are the people of his pasture,the flock under his care.Today, if only you would hear his voice,8 “Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,as you did that day at …
