Walking Through the Psalms“Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help.” – Psalm 86:1 (NLT)“I Need Your Help” I read a story a few years ago about a man who ran his sailboat...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“I listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying, or he speaks peace to his faithful people. But let them not return to their foolish ways.” – Psalm 85:8 (NLT)“Don’t Be Har...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory.” – Psalm 84:11 (NLT)“Sun and Shield, Grace and Glory” “Sun and shield. Grace and glory.” Think about...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Blessed are those whose strength is in you.” – Psalm 84:5 (NIV)“The Lord Is Your Strength!” In John 15:26, Jesus tells His disciples that He will send them an “Advocate.” So...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths! How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! How soon my hands would be upon t...  Read More

“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” – John 10:10 (NLT)...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.” – Psalm 81:10 (NLT)“Open Wide for God!” My wife is weird. She says she’s “picky.” I say “weird.” You be the judge...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Blow the ram’s horn at new moon, and again at full moon to call a festival! For this is required by the decrees of Israel; it is a regulation of the God of Jacob.” – Psalm 8...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms"You have fed us with sorrow and made us drink tears by the bucketful…Turn us again to yourself, O God of Heaven’s Armies. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will w...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.” – Psalm 80:3 (NLT)“Reining In the ADHD” I have a friend who is ADHD. If you...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.” – Psalm 79:11 (NLT)“Need a New Life?” What a powerful prayer the psal...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors! Let your compassion quickly meet our needs, for we are on the brink of despair.” – Psalm 79:8 (NLT)“Breaking Generationa...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Despite his wonders, they refused to trust him.” – Psalm 78:32 (NLT)“Because of His Wonders, Trust Him!” This verse is the defining epitaph of the people of God who came out...  Read More

“When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.” – John 6:15 (NLT)...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable.” – Psalm 78:1-2 (NLT) A while back, I had someone make a se...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Yet they kept on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert. They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.” – Psalm 78...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep, with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.” – Psalm 77:20 (NLT)“Don’t Bite Your Shepherds!” Last week, I was speakin...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there!” – Psalm 77:19 (NLT)“The Amazing Paths of God” Several years ago, God ...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will he never again be kind to me? Is his unfailing love gone forever? Have his promises permanently failed?” – Psalm 77:7-8 (NLT)“Now Is N...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Jerusalem is where he lives; Mount Zion is his home.” – Psalm 76:2 (NLT)“Your Heart, His Home” God moved. And He moved a lot closer. In our passage today, the Psalmist was r...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.” – Psalm 75:1 (NIV)“Tell Me Your Story” Two different women reminded me a whil...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession!” – Psalm 74:2 (NLT)“Chosen” My youngest son and his wife have rece...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.” – Psalm 73:28 (NLT)“Don...  Read More