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January 2007

January 09, 2007

Wineskin hope

The psalmist is parched and his only hope is moisture if the skin is to...

January 09, 2007

Wineskin hope

The psalmist is parched and his only hope is moisture if the skin is to...

January 08, 2007

Wineskin condition

It might not be our image today, but it was the psalmist's image: "I am...

January 05, 2007

Established in the face of opposition

No one who reads the Psalter can fail to observe how frequently the psalmists are...

January 03, 2007

Established for one another

"Those who fear You will see me and rejoice" (Ps. 119:74) and "May those who...

January 02, 2007

Established for a purpose

The psalmist, in 119:73 knows that God's hands have "firmed him up" -- the way...

December 2006

December 29, 2006

Good humbling

"It was good for me that I was humbled, so that I might learn Your...

December 28, 2006

Gooder than gold

The psalmist knows God is good and that everything that comes from him is good....

December 27, 2006

Good taste

The psalmist prays for "good moral taste/judgment" (Hebrew taam) in 119:66 -- along with good...

December 26, 2006

Good days

The psalmist acknowledges that the Lord has "done good" or "treated him well" -- though...

December 22, 2006

Earth-filling Love

I love these words: "The earth is filled with your love, LORD; teach me your...

December 21, 2006

Companions

A theme verse for the Evangelical Covenant Church, the sponsor of North Park University and...

December 20, 2006

Houdini

Erik Weisz was the great Houdini -- no matter how they tied him up, he...

December 19, 2006

Post-haste

The expression "post-haste" was something I once heard from a teacher and it followed a...

December 15, 2006

Relaxing in God

The psalmist's journey is clear: he has been faithful to God; those around him who...

December 14, 2006

Remembering God’s name

The psalmist tells us that he remember's God's name at night. Night prayer ... a...

December 13, 2006

Raging prayers

I am struck by Psalm 119:53: "I am seized with rage because of the wicked...

December 12, 2006

Reminding God

If memory has the capacity to heal us if we remember truthfully and remember in...

December 11, 2006

God Remembers

Psalm 119:49 is the kind of hope we find in all those who long for...

December 08, 2006

Torah Joy

Psalm 119:45 and 47 are delightful lines: "I will walk about at ease" and "I...

December 07, 2006

Going Public

Psalm 119:44-48 is an interplay between "going public" about commitment to Torah and the joy...

December 06, 2006

Hoping in Rules

When we combine the Reformation (e.g, esp Lutheran) antithesis of law and gospel with pietism's...

December 05, 2006

Getting Tongue-tied

Psalm 119:43 is odd: "Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I...

December 04, 2006

Manifold Mercy Manifested

God's manifold mercy, God's lovingkindness that embraces us in our manifold needs, is the hope...

December 01, 2006

The Yearning of Learning

"How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life" (Ps 119:40). To...

November 2006

November 30, 2006

The Turnings of Learning

We are fond of the word "repent" at times, and we learn that the Hebrew...

November 29, 2006

The Purpose of Learning

I am as guilty of this as anyone, and many of us "theological types" are...

November 28, 2006

The Source of Learning

If the posture of learning is to listen, the source of our learning, the source...

November 27, 2006

The posture of learning

The "he" section of Psalm 119 (vv. 33-40) notably puts the psalmist in the posture...

November 24, 2006

Heart at ease

I find Psalm 119:32 fascinating. TNIV: "I run in the path of your commands, for...