When we speak of nature speaking, particularly speaking of the glory and existence of God, we likely most often think of Psalm 19 – “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies above proclaim His handiwork.” A lesser-known one that I came across recently is Psalm 65. The chapter describes much of how…
Tag: Psalms
Come and See and Hear
As I took a(nother) turn through the Psalms recently and came upon Psalm 66, my attention was caught by a parallel that we see in that chapter. The specific verses were 5 – “Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.” – and verse 16…
Light Dawns
The idea of “signs” generally makes me uncomfortable. Not street signs, or any other kind of wayfinding, those of course are quite welcome! The concept of some kind of occurrence being interpreted as a sign for what action I am to take or how I am to proceed seems a little suspect at best. Do…
Outcast
Have you ever heard, or maybe read, something for the umpteenth time, and suddenly noticed a word or a phrase that you could swear wasn’t there the last time? It probably has something to do with familiarity; our eyes/ears process the words, but they don’t really register in our brains because we’re so familiar with…
Wagon Tracks of Abundance
Psalm 65:9-13:You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it;the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges,softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.The…
Seasons
The seasons have been on my mind recently. On the surface, one could attribute this to our physical location; out here on The Ridge, as I’ve taken to calling our house (fitting in more than one way, since our street is also called Ridge), surrounded by countryside and trees and greenery, perhaps we notice the…
Rend Your Hearts
One of the most formative habits of my life has been that of daily Bible reading. Whether the motivating force on any given day is desperation, duty, or delight, I truly believe that those who seek the Lord in His Word will find Him; I’ve experienced that over and over again in my own life….
Hello Again!
Hello again, and happy July! As promised, I’m back after taking a bit of a break during the month of June. There was a lot of front porch sitting, a good amount of reading (14 books finished in the last 6 weeks!), and I do feel refreshed and more myself. As I sat on my…
Recounting
One of the themes we see throughout the whole of Scripture is a recounting of the wondrous works of the Lord. We see it in the memorial feasts instituted in the Old Testament, in the stones set up as visual reminders, in the rituals and ceremonies prescribed, in the songs that are recorded for us,…
Foundations
Books speak to each other. That’s a sentiment often expressed by the host of a podcast to which I listen semi-regularly, and although it sounds a little weird at first, I’ve seen it over and over again. There are relationships between books; the ideas and themes in one can assist in understanding more fully those…