Understanding the Psalms as a Sing-Along Rather than a Solo Performance
Because Jesus is our righteousness, we can boldly sing, “Judge me, O Lord, by Your true righteousness.”
First Sunday of Lent—What to Do with a Psalm When You’re Just Not Feeling...
The trouble with the soul is I have no mirror to assess my condition. It takes a real, live situation to expose the soul.
How the Psalms Get beyond Anger Management
Whether our situation is for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, the Psalms always redirect our attention, affections, angst, and emotions to God alone.
The Penitential Psalms as a Counterinsurgency Field Manual
The trouble with cancelled sin is that it retains a form of rogue power and presence.
How the Psalms Work More like Orange Juice Concentrate than Simply Orange
The Psalms gather up all of the glorious details from Scripture of the character of God and all of the dastardly depths of the human condition and combine them into a powerful concentrate.
The Journey from “Born This Way” to “Born Again”
Early Methodists believed a person could become so infused with the holiness of the love of God that sin would actually lose its hold on them.
Following Jesus: The Goal of Jesus and How We Get There
The purpose for which we were made is to be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Climbing Transfiguration Mountain
Just through the thin veil of what we see with our eyes exists the fullness of the Kingdom of God.
Following Jesus: Can Jesus See Your Faith for Them?
One of the most spectacular stories in the Bible is a group of men on a mission to get their friend to Jesus.
Following Jesus: Becoming Fluent in the Word of God
The Word of God is a language and anyone filled with the Spirit of God can be empowered by God to speak it fluently.