As for me, I am poor and needy; * but the Lord careth for me. ~ Psalm 40:17 This past weekend in my homily I shared this with my parish: Upon the great Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards’s …
For whilst I held my tongue, * my bones consumed away through my daily complaining. ~ Psalm 32:3 We don’t always like to talk about what happens when we sin and remain unrepentant. Our Psalm this …
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. ~ 2 Cor. 4:7 It is easy to become puffed up and think “look …
This morning we read about Nathan confronting David. David had sinned grievously, and in his heart, he was lying to himself about how bad it was. So, Nathan told him a story about someone doing …
This morning our lessons lie in stark contrast to each other. David’s sin and then his deception to try and cover up his wickedness is heartbreaking and unattractive, even in contrast with Uriah’s faithfulness to …
How shall we sing the Lord‘s song in a foreign land? ~ Psalm 137:4 I have had a soft spot in my heart for the melodic lament of Psalm 137 for much of my Christian life. I first heard …
EXCEPT the LORD build the house, * their labour is but lost that build it. ~ Psalm 127:1 As a new rector of a small church, I have been thinking a lot about church growth. We often think …
“THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS” ~ St. Luke 23:38 The Roman soldiers were mocking Jesus and the Jews in one fell swoop. Their mocking would upset the Jewish leadership, but it points to something …
But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. ~ St. 23:21 I would like to think that I wouldn’t have been amongst the crowd yelling crucify him, crucify him! That I would have been protesting this …
But the LORD is my refuge, * and my God is the strength of my confidence. ~ Psalm 94:22 No matter where we go, or how we end up, this is our hope and our strength, …
