Singing Praise Psalm 61:1–8 So will I ever sing praises to your name. Psalm 61:8 David began this psalm feeling at “the end of the earth” (v. 2), far from God. But as he thought about God and prayed to him, he drew closer to God and grew in confidence until he ends actually expecting…
The pulpit search committee for Tenth Presbyterian Church has unanimously voted to recommend Jonathan Gibson as its candidate for the Philadelphia church’s next senior minister.
Lessons for Victory Psalm 60:1–12 With God we will gain the victory. Psalm 60:12 (NIV) What lessons is David learning as he reflects, first on his people’s defeat by Edom and second on the promises of God to give an eventual victory? It seems to me that there are two of them. 1. Only God…
In this episode of What Christians Believe, Derek Rishmawy and guest Michael Allen focus on the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
Howie Donahoe and Fred Greco share why these 10 amendments represent helpful changes to the BCO.
Trust in God Psalm 56:1–13 In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. Psalm 56:4 There are two parts to David’s confidence: 1. Confidence in God. The first is that he is confident in God. He trusts God. Not man! Not circumstances! Not his own cunning, as useful as that seemed to have been…
“The Gospel After Christendom” is theology for Smalltown USA and suburbia as much as the academy or the big city.
Cast Your Cares on God Psalm 55:1–23 Cast your burden on the Lord. Psalm 55:22 This statement is the verse picked up by the apostle Peter and commended to us in the fifth chapter of his first epistle: “[Cast] all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Peter was a great…
Cleansed by the Blood Psalm 51:1–19 Blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51:1 “Blot out” refers to removing writing from a book, perhaps removing an indictment. Here is an illustration. There are certain ancient Bible manuscripts called palimpsests. They are pieces of papyrus (or some other ancient book material) that at one time contained a different…
Here is some practical advice for those who find themselves in positions of power within the church.