Well, we've gotten to the last week in our Summer in the Psalms. This week we'll be looking at Psalm 37 and a "Prayer for our Worry." And while we'll talk about worry (and anxiety and envy and the wicked and the righteousness and of course, Jesus), I've chosen this Psalm to conclude our series because it has all the elements of the other Psalms we've covered this summer. ...
Keep ReadingWell, I guess I should say it's good to be back (though, to be honest, I'd still rather be at the beach). But I am back, and I want to thank Ron, Mark, Frank, James, and Tom for filling the pulpit in my absence. It's a blessing (for all of us) to have elders that can minister the Word of God to us so well. This week we'll be looking at Psalm 137 and a "Prayer for our Ange...
Keep ReadingIt was almost two months ago that the headlines in the news were full of the story of the OceanGate submersible known as the "Titan" which had lost contact with its surface vessel soon after it had descended into the deep waters above the ruins of the Titanic. Many of us, me included, followed the story, both fascinated and fearful as we contemplated the fate of the five p...
Keep ReadingDr. Ligon Duncan, the Chancellor of Reformed Theological Seminary, points out that sometimes when we gather to worship as a church family we sing songs TO God. Sometimes we sing songs ABOUT God. You can tell when we are singing TO or ABOUT God by the use of pronouns used in the lyrics. Dr. Duncan say, they give the "direction" of the song. Songs to God address him with "yo...
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