“Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me. I will not accept a bull from your house or goats from your folds. For every beast of the forest is … Continue reading PSALM 50: 1000 Hills
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 What a passage to meditate on as we consider Christ who has purchased into a redemption as Sons and Daughters, situated, held and welcomed into the family of God. Despite … Continue reading PSALM 16: Pleasant Places
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent … Continue reading PSALM 19: Heavens & Handiwork
"Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For behold, … Continue reading PSALM 73: Strength & Portion
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules. I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word! Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules. I hold my life in my hand continually, but I … Continue reading PSALM 119: Words, Lamps & Light
"A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear … Continue reading PSALM 23: Sheep & Shepherds
This post originally appeared on The Veritas Network website. For more information, please visit theveritasnetwork.org This past Sunday, we closed out our a 3-part series called Generosity in All Things. Over the past couple of weeks, we've examined what the Bible teaches about stewardship in three areas: our time, our talents and our treasures. In … Continue reading Redeeming the Time
"Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep." Psalm 127:1-2 It is astonishing to think how greatly we … Continue reading PSALM 127: Laboring in Vain
I recall so clearly sitting in the room for one of my very first seminary classes when the professor walked in and asked us to turn to Psalm 1. Every day, we paused to pray a Psalm just as we did this day. Psalm 1, however, remains locked in my heart and mind like no … Continue reading PSALM 1: A Blueprint
*** Below is a statement I drafted that was signed and submitted to our church. Veritas City Church, It is with a heavy heart that your pastors issue this statement on behalf of our church: With each passing tragedy, let it not be so that our hearts grow immune to the evil that … Continue reading A STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT THE TREE OF LIFE CONGREGATION SYNAGOGUE IN PITTSBURGH, PA