Preparing for the Lord's Day With the elections this Tuesday, the ongoing navigation of the Coronavirus pandemic, and the persistent labor for racial and ethnic peace, there is much that could create anxiety and fear in the hearts of God's people. Yet, praise God for the intimacy and strength we enjoy with a Savior that calls us to freedom from anxiety and worry. This S...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day The dawn of the sixteenth century in Western Europe brought with it much anxiety about the future. The political, cultural, and religious landscape were in a period of transition unlike anything the region had experienced in centuries. The status quo of the Medieval period was coming to an end. What would replace it? It was in the midst of thi...
Keep Reading Preparing For The Lord's Day At first glance, our Psalm for this Sunday seems a bit presumptuous. As James Mays says about Psalm 26, "The theme sounds theologically wrong and the occasion unlikely." And if we misunderstand the occasion and the request we will come to the same conclusion. Verse one of the Psalm says, "Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrit...
Keep Reading Preparing For The Lord's Day One of the great joys and privileges we have as parents is to tell our children and the coming generation about the Lord. Psalm 78:1-8 reminds us of that very thing and gives us detailed instructions on the things we should tell our children about God. We are to teach them about the glorious deeds of the Lord, the laws that God gives us to obe...
Keep Reading Preparing For The Lord's Day As we are entering the eighth month of the Coronavirus pandemic there is a particular phrase in Psalm 79 that stands out, "How long, O LORD?" I think that most of us went into this time with a sense that we would be on the other side by mid-summer. We thought that we would be back to normal by now. Yet restrictions remain and the virus continu...
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