Over many years of song writing there must have been thousands of lyrics that speak of one person’s love for … More
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My name is Rod and I became a follower of Jesus at the age of 19 and have continued to follow Him for over 50 years. I love studying the Word of God and sharing it with others.
# 39 Psalms of Remembrance (#1) “Remember the wonders [God] has done…”
“We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.” Above is a famous quote from George Bernard Shaw, possibly when … More
# 38 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#6) Psalm 91 absolute security, living in “absolute dependence, absolute trust, absolute surrender”
According to Psalm 91:1 the safest place in the world to be is in a “shadow”! That’s what the psalmist … More
# 37 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#5) Psalm 91 “matchless love … divine tenderness”
I went for a walk to our College farm today and when I came across the scene below I was … More
# 36 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#4) Psalm 91 Have you ever felt vulnerable?
Psalm 91 is considered to fall into the category of Psalms of Thanksgiving, but it is quite different to Psalm … More
# 35 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#3) Psalm 30 – ‘at the heart of what it means to be a Christian’.
In my posts about psalms of thanksgiving so far, I have used the example of Psalm 30 and quoted some … More
# 34 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#2) Divine transformation
‘Transformation’ seems to be the word that describes best what has happened in the lives of the writers of the … More
# 33 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#1) From “wretchedness to joy”!
So, back to the types of Psalms as per Longman’s suggestion that there are “roughly seven basic types”, these being … More
# 32 Psalms of Lament (# 9) Relationship or religion?
There is no doubt about it, life can be very tough at times, and there are countless reasons why this … More
# 31 Introduction to Psalms of Lament (# 8) – “acts of unfaith and failure”?
So, back to “psalms of disorientation”, as Walter Brueggemann calls the lament psalms. I guess we have to ask the … More
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