8 Books that Helped Me in 2018
My reading goal for 2018 was 34 books, but I did not make it. But from the 27 that I was able to finish, here are eight that impacted me. They are listed in no particular order. Psalms By the
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Top Security for the Anxious Heart
Psalm 18 is an example of the emotional honesty of the Scriptures, which is something the church needs. Over the 32 years that I’ve been a believer, I’ve noticed a pattern among most Evangelicals; that is, that the only emotional
Continue readingThe Finest Gold Is Yet to Come
“Psalm 73 contains one of the most rhapsodic [emotionally expressive] and uplifting passages in the whole Psalter, and, indeed, there is hardly need for anything beyond letting their rhythms and sentiments sink into our souls.” So writes Alec Motyer in
Continue readingOur Support Since Birth
In recent months, I’ve been thinking about the gracious hand of God’s providence by which He has led me the past 33 years of knowing Christ as Lord and Savior. I marvel that to bring me to where I am
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A Double Remedy for a Downcast Spirit
For as long as I can remember, Psalms 42 and 43 have been a refuge for my soul and the souls of brothers and sisters whom I have helped to work through times of spiritual depression. The honesty of the
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Waiting upon the Lord is one of the most difficult disciplines of the Christian life. It’s always been this way. Psalms 13 and 35, for example, both begin with the heart’s cry “How long, Lord?” Yet, waiting upon the Lord—trusting
Continue readingCared for Better than Lions (and birds)
The promises of God to His redeemed children are numerous, and He is faithful and true to keep every one of them. One promise, in particular, which we often rest upon is God’s promise to meet our needs. And if
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Three Sleep Aids from Psalm 3
It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m awake, my body still recovering from jet lag. This is to be expected after teaching Common Issues Addressed in Biblical Counseling in Ukraine, last week. Unexpectedly, however, counseling people with sleep problems generated more class
Continue readingThe Effects of Hostility and Betrayal upon the Mind and Body
Last week, I spent several days in Psalms 3-7 as part of my study through Alec Motyer’s devotional translation of the Hebrew songbook we know as the book of Psalms. Whether or not all agree that Psalms 3-7 belong to the
Continue readingThe Locus and Display of God’s Holiness and Beauty
As I near the end of reading Isaiah By the Day: A Devotional Translation by Alec Motyer, I want to pass on to you some really important thoughts from the author which serve to challenge each of us. Today’s reading
Continue readingLet Us Not Camouflage God’s Wrath
The longer I walk with the Lord and serve Him as an undershepherd of Christ the more my spirit is troubled by the increasing tendency among evangelicals to soft-sell God. We live in a church culture committed to sparing the
Continue readingOur Greatest Contribution to the Good of Our Nation
Evangelical Christians continue to be obsessed with political activism as the answer to the problems of our nation. “If we can only get the right people into the right positions who can then make the right laws we can turn
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